My work considers the relationship I have with my internal life and my external presentation. I use self-portraiture, collage and sewing to visualise the tension and friction that occurs when the two opposing forces clash. The act of interfering with the images digitally by collaging, then again physically when I sew over them, enables the work to span different levels of technology. My practice occurs very organically through trial and error, experimentation and layering.  

I sit comfortably in the multimedia art photography artist category and aim to bring other craft elements into my processes. The reclamation of previously cast-aside art forms like embroidery, crochet and book-binding is incredibly important in my work. I look forward to the time when these skills are valued accordingly in the professional art world. Reconnecting with my body through stitching and folding – away from a highly digitised photography workflow – generates space for the depth of creative thinking I need.

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metamorphism, 2021  

pigment print  

400 x 550 mm

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