My ‘Anamnesis’ series is a body of work consisting of circular Tondo’s and rectangular ‘Land Trays’. The word itself is used to imply the recollection or remembrance of the past, or ideas that the soul had known in a supposed previous existence. The Anamnesis Ocean and Earth works question humanities anthropocentrism, our collective disregard for our all too often negative influence upon the planet and the legacy we are leaving for future generations.

I source reclaimed timber to create the base panels and the works are composed using a wide range of media. From pigments and oxides, varnishes, oils and emulsions to fire ash, embers, earth and clays, creating sculptural surfaces of structure and form. Each ‘painted’ layer develops the history of the surface. Materials accumulate and influence as they build towards a rich and engaging visual abstraction, a narrative account, a recollection of place, a reverberation of colour and form.