Artists Statement
My interest lies in the power to evoke disquieting and elusive moments with subtle nuances of hope- in the form of light that the richness and halftones of the mezzotint can uncover. Although I specialise in the mezzotint print technique I continue to paint ,photograph,draw and sculpt defining objects as they are brought out of darkness, just as a thought would emerge from ones memory. I am an explorer of twilight zones and ambiguous spaces. Much of my recent work explores ambivalence - suspended - the struggle with insight and doubt , hesitation and commitment – the difficulty of existence . Moments of isolation and dislocation, stillness and silence where introspection and alienation are consciously engaged and interrogated. People waiting in darkness caught between expectation and anxiety is the most haunting imagery .I try to emphasize the singularity silence and loneliness of a form - transforming it from ordinary to something more profound - into the realm of dreams and poetry ; to translate the emotion and atmosphere around it .My source of inspiration comes from memory and subconscious which is rearticulated into my own visual language . I like to suggest not prescribe - what is missing in the shadows and is suggested provides the greatest potential for me .
