As an artist, I do not chase after a predetermined result. Unlike the chemist, who experiments in her lab to arrive at a verifiable fact, what I seek does not follow the same path to discovery. There are no markers placed by others in a linear way, no concrete proof of progress. It is a moving target that keeps me questioning, experimenting and refining, and ultimately, achieving a final product that meets the leap of faith of my expectations. Printmaking especially affords this kind of process and requires this kind of faith \u2013 you can only design your intent so much — the rest unfolds on its own.<\/p>\n

Through my work, I continue trying to capture and freeze a specific moment and the passing of time; the fleeting nature of memory; the very process of remembering; and the transitory nature of our mortality \u2013 the paradox of fixing the ephemeral in place.<\/p>\n

Using the idea of erasure as language, I explore subjects of violence, memory, perception, and the multiple, through processes that are reductive. I endeavor to illustrate how erasure, however violent and destructive, can also be an act of creation. The destruction of the original image is not merely a disintegration. It is itself a new idiom.<\/p>\n

This \u201cdestruction\u201d takes its form from the erasure of a particular image; it is my intention to transform it, from crude and distressing, into a more beguiling or subtle form for presenting disturbing events. The seeming void created by this transformation presents a new space that can foster reflection on the original image. The new form provides the viewer with a new mode of experiencing familiar subject-matter and creating memories of it. It can provide a sense of catharsis, but also more thoughtful, and longer-lasting, engagement.<\/p>\n

Representations of the visible will always show residues and traces of the invisible; the images I create connect the spheres of what can be seen and what can be only intuited. My work is derived from a need to find meaning in distressing events that repositions mortality in our field of vision, reminding us that our physical existence is a temporary one.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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