Artist Statement
Between the folds of the earth, fallen branches and scattered leaves, humanity has always found ways of fixing itself into the scars and scaffolds of nature. Nature in turn, however, although plucked and preened and burned and buried, has always anchored herself, rooted to the core of the earth.
My recent body of work; including printmaking, drawing and painting, depicts the relationships and correlations between land, animal and human; threads of narratives fluttering inside each work, reflecting on my own enjoyment in the writings of Lewis Carroll and Rudyard Kipling. With this, it is my intention to revert us back to our childish encounters with the wild, and remind us of our own ephemeral presence in this feral land.
Artist Bio
Born in South Africa, I have always been interested in the unpredictable landscape and the diverse ecologies of animal and human. Immigrating to Scotland in 1998, after my schooling I moved to Dundee to study Fine Art at DJCAD, and later went on to complete an MFA. Now working as a secondary Teacher of Art and Design in the city, my work in sculpture, drawing, printmaking and more recently painting continues to take inspiration from the habitats and relationships between a diverse range of species, fuelled by travels in the Far East, Europe and my homeland.
