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Artist's statement

My practice is rooted in an interest of boundaries and borders and the uncertainty of where one thing ends and another begins. Underpinned by a fascination with paradox, the works often play with the division of inside and outside, as well as the blurring of the body and its built environment.

Layered, laminated and combined synthetic materials populate an amalgamation of bodily and organic forms merged with commodity objects, exploring the unsettled positioning of the body within controlled and virtual environments.

In an exploration of the physicality of objects, the sense of touch is employed in the work through its handmade qualities, the placement and positioning of objects and the lure to touch evoked by glossy or textured surfaces.

Time-based works including video, performance and animation, allow for objects to be activated and described. Hand drawn, looped animations of floating objects consider repetition, time and motion. Projected videos, as well as sculptures, often amalgamate with the exhibition space blurring the line between where the work ends and the environment begins.