Artist's Statement

My professional studio practice engages elements of translation as thematic reference realised through painting and drawing. Linguistic concepts of fidelity, equivalence, and departure relative to idioms inform the methodology of image-making. A correspondence with scientist Simon Engelke's work with graphene and my artist aesthetic and visual reference create content and metaphor for a public context. Utilising figurative and abstract visual conventions, the work creates an opportunity for new narrative readings or structural translation informing scientific/artistic experimentation. These works represent an experience where meaning can be lost or found between media subject and a personal paradigm, whether scientific or artistic.