Lingering echoes - 2 (Diptych)

Through my art practice, I reflect on the ephemerality and interconnection of our lives. I am inspired too by the Japanese concept of wabi sabi, which embraces an idea of beauty that is imperfect, impermanent and incomplete. It seeks beauty in the imperfections that appear as all things, in a state of constant flux, arise from nothing and devolve back to nothing. Within this unending movement, nature carves out random marks for us to contemplate and it is these arbitrary flaws and imperfections that remind us that nothing lasts forever and that impermanence is the fundamental truth of life.

In this work, I have looked towards the urban environment, particularly concrete, asphalt and stone. These materials connote strength, power and longevity, but even they ultimately erode, and the cracks, marks and imprints left behind speak evocatively of the unstoppable passage of time. Just like natural processes, my work is created by repeatedly adding, and then stripping away, layer upon layer of paint, wax, bitumen, graphite, memories and emotions. And just like natural surfaces, each layer is undeniably altered by the interaction with the next one.