Artist Statement

As a storyteller, I embrace the absurd and value the power of impulse over preconception. With the help of humour, I explore themes of power and the farce of authority, the many forms of
violence, and the vitality of life with all its fragility and impermanence.
I can only hope that my work challenges and subverts social norms and dominant ideologies, questioning the structures that shape collective beliefs and behaviours.

 

Through a combination of narrative, materiality, and humour, I seek to disrupt conventional ways of thinking, exposing the tensions between tradition and contemporary experience. In doing
so, my practice aims to reject institutionalized values, whether in art, history, or broader cultural systems—by reinterpreting established narratives and engaging with alternative perspectives.
By drawing from the past while remaining rooted in the present, my work resists rigid classification, encouraging a more fluid and critical engagement with history, identity, and meaning.
I deliberately engage with and exploit the material properties of my chosen medium, allowing its inherent qualities whether texture, durability, or historical resonance to shape the conceptual
and visual outcomes of each piece. Every new work is assigned a title, a kind of symbolic christening, which I intentionally detach from any fixed meaning. This deliberate uncoupling disrupts traditional expectations of interpretation, rendering any subsequent attempts at definitive explanation impractical. By doing so, I create a space where ambiguity thrives, inviting multiple readings and resisting the impulse to impose a singular narrative onto the work. In this way, meaning becomes fluid, shifting according to context, viewer perception, and the passage of time.
As my primary medium, ceramics possesses a unique and defining characteristic: durability. Each piece has the potential to endure for thousands of years, during which time any ideas of ownership or provenance are lost to the traction of history. Stripped of its original context, the artwork transitions into an artefact, absorbed into broader cultural narratives. In this process,
faded memories give way to reinterpretation, allowing new meanings and contexts to emerge, shaped by the perspectives of future generations.

 

My latest body of work is firmly rooted in the present while attempting to maintain a strong connection to the past. It blends myth with personal narratives, echoing both the techniques and
storytelling traditions of the past. As a technical exercise, I have been working with oxides and
terracotta slips, which evoke the material qualities of historical pottery. Through these pieces, I explore personal stories, weaving humour and absurdity into the imagery and themes. In looking
back at my own past, I engage with memory, myth, and history, creating work that is both reflective and playful.