structure and gesture
transmission and reciprocity in expanded painting
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I am activating presence and connection through simple gestures, intuitive processes and movement to explore the influence of unseen forces on creation. My practice evokes the dance between notions of structure and gesture through the painterly installation of objects presented in states of precarity. By engaging with the concepts of transmission and reciprocity, drawing directly from Zenthai Shiatsu bodywork and ritual practices, my artworks manifest as performative ‘force encounters’ that morph and transform with each presentation. These intuitive material explorations and spatial configurations exist in states of tension that playfully seek limits and tipping points, searching for possibilities and transmutation.
As I delve into the axis point of quantum physics and metaphysics, structure and gesture is revealed through the specific quantum process of ‘collapsing the wave function’. This concept becomes the overarching studio parameter and intention that guides my exploration. With structure and gesture as my anchor, I use concepts of transmission and reciprocity to explore forms of painting in the expanded field, such as temporary installations of gathered objects. The results hold resonance of my body and my processes as I utilise energy and movement, pairing structure and gesture with material exploration, attentiveness, and presence. This formulation allows me to playfully explore tension, balance, limits, and tipping points, searching for possibilities.
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