Artist Statement

Curiosity is the core of my art practice. I make art about things I want to know more about: whales, local marine ecosystems and scientific research. Art allows me to take my time hand-processing information that may at first seem dry or removed from my day-to-day life. My goal is to create art that is informed by science yet feels personal and is visually memorable. I am drawn to labourious processes of accumulative time and energy, as well as repetitive movements—in my own way, softly echoing the slow and methodical collection of scientific data. I mine information from a variety of sources, distill the ideas and poetically turn them into strokes of paint, ink lines and tangles of metal. While there is always a concept embedded within my work, I also prioritise space for personal interpretation and curiosity.