At the heart of my practice is an exploration into the technology of offerings.
My images become a body of research and lead me to develop an offering using image, sculpture, ritual or live art, a creative act which can invite others to participate. Sometimes it will be private.
For me it's a way to counter ecological collapse, align with unseen forces and offer up my devotion. I’m deeply affected by loss and injustice but less interested in expressing crisis without a solution for restoration. Guided by ancestral traditions, dreams and a fascination with natural physics I draw in situ, responding to somatic perceptions, taking time to observe and listen directly from nature. The work is not symbolic; the technology of an offering is about functionality and amplifying the right conditions in already intelligent systems.
My current research focuses on ocean conservation in Marine Protected Areas and the dead zones resulting from industrial fishing. This year I undertook art residencies in Bahia, Brazil with 0101 Art Platform, understanding the context of Afro-Brazilian ritual practices surrounding the sea, and with the Ocean Advocate Academy in the UK to create work intended to inspire citizen science. Both have deepened my enquiry, informing a body of work conceived as a gift to the Ocean.