“My work explores the way we look at the world and ourselves, as well as what we dream about and how we view our past. Within every individual is a world of emotions shaped by what we have seen and what we have loved. It’s this private heritage that shapes who we are. By combining illusion and reality I aim to question conventional notions of reality, and how the personal shapes our perception of life and our place in the world.”
Ecosphere
A cycle … Like the earth
The output of on organism is the input of the other
Life likes to move. Life likes to grow
Algae converting sunlight into movement
Endless links connecting
Shared ideas feed innovations
Renewing
Even though many of my artworks draw attention to environmental issues, my attention is also on the phenomenon of change itself. By focusing on the moment of change, I try to confront the transitions of everyday life that none of us can escape. Questioning the nature of change also questions the essence of being.
Ice is one of my preferred materials. As ice, water takes on a temporary material existence. Its’ ability to constantly transform according to given circumstances is the very essence of life. Nothing is certain other than change, and our ability to adapt to our surroundings, or change the world to suit our lives, is what intrigues me. The change that turns water into ice and vice versa is a matter of degrees. The slightest shift in perception can have huge consequences and possibilities for change. The impossible is nothing in this context- a few degrees north and we can walk on water. Water also has no beginning and no end. It is omnipresent and a condition for life itself. Ice is a metaphor of our own impermanence and our transitory connection to everything alive, to our pasts and our future.
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