

Artwork
My work is an exploration of the structures and materials that compose our manmade surroundings and I am interested in investigating aspects urban theory. I believe that urban structures have effects beyond their basic functions and I try to explore the symbolic meanings of these materials and forms. In addition to investigating conditions of contemporary urbanism, I am interested in the historical and hypothetical changes of our human habitat (physically, politically, culturally, socially and environmentally) as well as the everyday maintenance and progress of our built surroundings. Cities are constantly in the process of change; reorganising, demolishing and rebuilding. It is from these adjustments that I source much of my inspiration.
My work primarily aims to manifests itself in the form of sculptural installations, yet I consider drawing as an equally important aspect of my creative practice and process. My interest in geometry and construction is reflected in my approach to drawing, much of which borrows the aesthetics of functional drawings (such as engineering, cartography, or architectural plans). My installations are concerned with creating spatial relationship between work and the viewer and therefore scale is an important aspect of my work. Spaces that are visually concealed or made physically inaccessible intrigue me and I try to explore these concerns within my practice. Often exploring themes of exclusion, I am interested in structures that effect to conceal, edit, remove, obstruct, imprison, or deny access. I am also interested in distorting functionality by exploiting of the formal tradition of sculpture to occupy space rather than create it. My structures and models often attempt to mimic the language of architecture, or intervene with it, to create structures that hold space but do not offer it.
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