Art Auction - Arms Around the Child, Timed

Existentialist philosophy serves as the basis for my work, complemented by my fascination for science and current affairs.

Alienation has been a part of human existence throughout history.

I perceive that this has escalated in recent years due to the increased polarisation of viewpoints.

This is happening in a world already impaired by estrangement due to the uncertainty of globalisation, artificial intelligence and hyper inter-connectivity from technology.

I hope for my work to convey an awareness of human interrelation in the world and express the importance of ‘positive contamination’ by the other; an openness to change via mutual influence, engagement and interaction, and difference and influence.

My working practice emerges from and interacts with my own estrangement, but the process offers me a place to experience a sense of belonging. 

It is not a clear road; there are obstacles, and resistance and it is often accompanied by a sense of failure to understand – and in my work, I can at times hear the voice of the chaotic world and experience a magnetic connection with it.