Artist Statement

 

My practice is concerned with an ephemeral poetic quality a moment of recreation and reflective thought through constructed environments, simple technologies and moving light; with crossover in cinema and theatre technologies. Within this foundation I explore qualities of space, architectural environments and installation by means of moving light.  Light transforms and deconstructs space by marking, occupying, illuminating and dramatically staging it. Light also conditions the way we see our world and the way we feel. I am interested in both light as a medium of perception as well as a medium of representation with its impact on the visual and architectural transformation of space affecting our sensory and perceptual systems.

 

A significant part of the current body of work follows my research, which is concerned with concepts of a screen within the context of cinema and visual arts. The screen in cinema has to do with division of space; illusionary space on the screen and the representation of the three-dimensional spaces of the real world. The screen in my concept of installation breaks away from these conventions. It negates the existence of a two-dimensional screen and appears in a form of an object functioning as a “three-dimensional screen.” This object/screen dichotomy alters the visual perception of the projected image and offers an expanded possibility of space division. It is this part of my practice that addresses the viewer - work - space relations within means of a constructed immersive experience. It aims to explore the relationship of light specific to the work environment, and the relationship between the object and the viewer as well as issues of visual perception and physical observation.