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“Icreate ‘fragments’ to highlight the beauty found in the processes of
nese aesthetic of Wabi-Sabi. I’m interested in the relationship between the natural elements and the man-made, such as that resulting from erosion and human use. Nature has its own way of taking back, reclaiming the artificial. It’s the meeting of the two I find interesting. I seek out imperfection, in the insignificant and the over- looked, recording marks and surfaces that are in the process of breaking down, ephemeral, in a state of flux. Marks, textures, and colors are exaggerated, intensified to reveal the detail and complexity within. While being aesthetical- ly pleasing the work also acts as a metaphor for deterioration and ruin, associated with urban decay and ultimately death and loss. It evolves organically, into a three-dimensional abstract forms that hovers between object and image; to create a unique, visual, and tactile landscape of form and texture. Challenging traditional understandings of the division between the vis- ible and the unseen.”
aging. and decay. The core theme of my work is color, texture, and surface, strongly influenced by the Japa-
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