seven elements 七行







statement


why are we preoccupied with the weight of memory when it’s the nature of this weight which, i feel, deserves greater consideration. because it changes us in ways right down to our primal core

this is my contemplation on the ways in which we are changed, using elements as metaphors for these transformations. that comes down to my personal view of the elements not as fixed material states, but fundamental agents of change

the mass of memory is derived from vivid, emotional episodes. often, they are personal. they could just as easily be those residing in our collective consciousness. the reason these works are layered with scenes drawn from my own memory, history & mythology

casting the dramatic with the comedic, the absurd with the mysterious, the literal with the symbolic, they seemingly tell a story. or do they? perhaps that would provoke you to come up with your own way of making sense of them. or re-think your own experiences. to embrace the weight of memory, not as a burden, but as opportunity for growth & liberation

size: 80 x 80 cm (displayed image)
medium: archival ink on japanese bamboo paper with mixed media
edition size: 6