Shifting dimensions

I work between two and three dimensions - each aspect informs and extends the other, sometimes in surprising ways.

The sculptures generate shifting shadows that become drawings in space, ephemeral counterparts to the solidity of the materials (typically steel), while two-dimensional works translate these spatial experiences into optical rhythm and line.

However, I have found that these shadows often resist direct translation into two-dimensional work, producing distortions and interruptions rather than clear linear equivalents.

I think this helps to create subtle shifts in my work because each format is not an identical replica of the other.

The moiré patterns and layered repetitions of flat works (drawings, prints and paintings) feed back into sculptural language, influencing the structure and spacing of materials.  My obsession with drawing spirals has arisen from the process of creating wire basketry rather than the completed sculptural form.  

This dialogue between object and shadow, surface and volume, creates a continuous exchange across forms, where neither medium is secondary but instead part of an interconnected exploration of rhythm, absence, and presence.