Artist Statement
Feminist philosopher, Luce Irigaray, wrote, “why only one song, one speech, one text at a time?” This idea of multiplicity is appealing as an artist and printmaker. My work complicates the notions of sameness and difference relating to ideas surrounding identity. Viewing these concepts as fluid and contradictory opens up space for more complex and dynamic interpretations.
I envision the possibilities of forming relations through the use of various media, seeking to merge irregular subjects creating an opportunity for alliance. My work exhibits an intimate visual relationship with the viewer. The detailed imagery of lines and pattern weave themselves in and out of focus as viewers move towards and away from the work, revealing a subtle interaction; creating a space of movement and exchange.
My practice transgresses from drawing to printmaking to installation, embracing the process of each medium. I am interested in exploring how printmaking conventions can be manipulated and altered by conceptually investigating its process. My installation of prints on Japanese paper, called Lore, paralleled the action of searching with a controlled but intuitive approach to printmaking. In challenging my process, I explore the personal and intimate experience of understanding ones traditions.
I envision the possibilities of forming relations through the use of various media, seeking to merge irregular subjects creating an opportunity for alliance. My work exhibits an intimate visual relationship with the viewer. The detailed imagery of lines and pattern weave themselves in and out of focus as viewers move towards and away from the work, revealing a subtle interaction; creating a space of movement and exchange.
My practice transgresses from drawing to printmaking to installation, embracing the process of each medium. I am interested in exploring how printmaking conventions can be manipulated and altered by conceptually investigating its process. My installation of prints on Japanese paper, called Lore, paralleled the action of searching with a controlled but intuitive approach to printmaking. In challenging my process, I explore the personal and intimate experience of understanding ones traditions.