Artist Statement

My work explores the fragility of our ecosystem and how the human relationships is formed with the natural world and how this is shaped and altered during ever-changing climates. The work tackles issues about our world which are often neglected and ignored by humans about how our actions have and continue to have a negative impact on nature and other living things. 

I am a semi-surrealist artist who has adapted to working with a variety of materials which I incorporate within installation. My work takes form in sculpture, painting, illustration as well as experimentation with photography and video.  I am drawn to using natural and sustainable materials and have spent a lot of time exploring taxidermic techniques as this was a foundation theme to my current exploration.  The use of animals within a human’s world is what encouraged me to delve further into other misuses and mistreatments of nature. I often use abstracted imagery so that my work is still approachable, as my aim is not to protest humans’ instinctive behaviours but to merely open our actions to conversation and debate. 

My themes are reoccurring and tangle with each another. I can participate in multiple projects at a time involving different species and different issues as they all correlate with one another and are core focused on how humans effect the natural world.  Due to the ongoing effects of what is believed to be the Anthropocene my work will continue this path. As well as many other artists, I am passionate about opening and continuing the discussion and I do not intend to stop with this never-ending theme.