ARTIST STATEMENT

Through the collection and sorting of visual language, overheard conversation, inner monologue, recollected memories and emotions, my art practice intends to articulate every-day experience through the lens of an anxious mind. Gathering others words and conversation alongside my own and transforming them into a public, visual diary creates an open-ended narrative and reflective experience for both myself and the audience. It balances on the precipice between private and public, internal and external, clarity and chaos.

From the confessional outpouring of Tracey Emin and the obsessive ramblings of Sean Landers, to the meticulous, descriptive writing of Fiona Banner's Wordscapes, I take interest in the endless ways language can be used to portray ones connection to their surroundings. Language is integral in every-day experiences, whether through advertising, public signs, social media, music, poetry, spoken or written word. This is my constant source of inspiration.

Consistently, my work poses a barrier between artist and audience, hinting at personal experience without the full context, using suggestive language without the knowledge of authorship. The reason for this is my battle with the need to create and the contradicting fear of exposure and honesty, often using other peoples words to hide my own. This tension is ever-present in my work, with the constant self-reminder that: Nothing happens in the comfort zone.