'Art is made from dreams,
and visions, and things not known, and least of all from things that can be
said. It comes from the inside of who you are when you face yourself. It is an
inner declaration of purpose, it is a factor which determines artist identity.' David Smith 1959
When I face myself, I can only see the desire for truth. Even if it is
uncomfortable and awkward. My work hopes to interrogate the mechanics of
functional and dysfunctional human relationships, attempting not to succumb to
sentimentality. Physical,
emotional and psychological states are examined and visually re-assembled using performative self portraits, and objects acting as 'props' which gain expressive significance.
The fusion of the exterior/scene and the interior/emotion is therefore
key. Taking my work past mere
self-solution, I acknowledge the 'narcissism', which is traditionally associated
with and critically directed towards women who use their body in their art by
depicting a range of social experiences.
My work is from a specifically feminine perspective, and the political
nature of the personal is an important touchstone which I seek to build
upon. I aim to present a synthesis of
personal and collective memory to engage with collisions of identity, deviant
love and the human psyche through the surreal.
