Arial Landscapes (2012-15)

Wartime photographs, reconnaissance maps, and architectural blueprints inform the work.   Found marks and scars lead to compositions suggestive of structural landscapes, secret escape tunnels and Ariel maps.  

Selection of materials and process are integral to the work. My background training in textiles leads me to explore drawing through familiar materials and techniques; Favouring a darning needle over a pencil and playing with the possibilities of utilising fabrics as resists, embossing plates and mark making tools.

The use of a volatile naked flame, fire soot, engine oil and cement as a medium allow for interplay between the intentional and accidental mark. 



 

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