Solo Exhibition at Boom Gallery
25th January - 18th February 2024

Humans have a tendency to observe patterns everywhere; from microscopic patterns to a cosmic scale, patterns in our natural environment, in the behaviour of plants and animals, in sound, in smell, in time, in human behaviour and in man-made objects. This recognition of pattern allows us to make sense of our world and to predict what is to come. I am drawn to the intricacies and nuances that emerge as pattern evolves and changes to suit its environment. It is these subtle differences that distinguish the hand-made from machine-made, and highlights the beauty in the imperfect.

Cerulean Currents is a documentation of the shifting tides and changing natural patterns along the Bellarine Peninsula. These patterns are a tapestry woven from the elemental forces that shape our Earth; from the dance of wind-waves across the ocean's surface to the intricate symmetry of rock formations etched by time. They encompass the mesmerising allure of fractals and spirals, echoing the rhythmic cadence of seasonal transitions.

Like a view glimpsed with half closed eyes, the exhibition is the culmination of impressions formed by the senses whilst by my favourite place to watch the ocean. Each line is a response to the curves and crevices that come before it, and attempts to capture the quality of light, the depth of shadow, the shapes and lines, textures, the smells and fragments of sound and the essence that form our impressions and constitute our memories of this location. The essence of this location is distilled into each artwork - a shadowy imprint of the spirit that pervades this place.