My work focuses on concepts to do with the self, and how these aspects of our lives change us, twist us, and constantly evolve who we are. Family history, culture, memories, life and death, the mind and the psyche and perceptions are a few concepts that absolutely fascinate me in how they individually make a person, and create a person’s identity. We are not the same person we were 10 years ago, for example. These aspects of our lives continue to transform us, and continue to change us. It is this change, this transformation, that interests me.
I aspire to create work that though might not necessarily be about the viewers themselves, as I base my work on a lot of my own personal experiences, I do aspire to challenge viewers on how my work affects them on a personal level, by challenging their perceptions and assumptions of the concept that I am bringing forth in the work. I want viewers to really question the concepts of my projects and how these concepts affect them.
I have always been one to express my interests and issues through my artwork, be it in the format of photography or painting, particularly in the format of portraiture.
Art is such a subjective thing, and that is where the beauty of it lies – one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. I adore how the mind wonders when looking at a piece of artwork, really drawing the viewers into the mind of the artist, asking them what they think, asking them how they feel.
