‘The width of a room’

PG gallery192, Christchurch

April 2025

When making this series of work the idea of how paintings occupy space became really important.  It’s as though the volume within a room, and the space that is displaced by objects, becomes a vital part of experiencing the art.   In Japanese culture there is the concept of ‘Ma’ where space is a positive entity rather than just an absence of something physical.  This makes complete sense to me and is an extension of my art practice.  My work features apertures, space and planes within constructions of birch ply.  My intention is to bring a lightness to this rigid material.  I enjoy not knowing the way a piece will behave until it is completed and on the wall.  Light and shadows are the final ingredients that bring an element of surprise and fluidity.   See the whole exhibition