SCULPTURES // DARK MATTER
The title “Dark Matter” makes a connection between the astrophysical phenomena and human emotions. Dark matter can’t be measured, seen, or touched; we only can infer its existence based on the gravitational effect it exerts on other astral bodies.
phase 1 (irrepressible)
Lithography stone fragment core, paper wire, textile cable, cement base
15 x 15 x 3 cm
2024
Dark Matter
phase 1 (irrepressible)
Lithography stone fragment core, paper wire, textile cable, cement base
16 x 14.5 x 13 cm
1.3 kg
2024
Phase 1 is the heart in its full glory, pulsing and glowing with life, love, and vitality. The reds are saturated and rich, like strong, healthy blood.
phase 2 (vulnerable)
Lithography stone fragment core, paper wire, textile cable, cement base
18 x 18 x 16 cm
2024
Dark Matter
phase 2 (vulnerable)
Lithography stone fragment core, paper wire, textile cable, cement base
18 x 18 x 16 cm
2 kg
2024
In phase 2, the cold blues creep across the surface, tempering the heart’s strength. Just like a lava flow, as the heart cools it first turns bluish grey and eventually goes black.
phase 3 (weakening)
Lithography stone fragment core, paper wire, textile cable, cement base
18 cm diameter
2024
Dark Matter
phase 3 (weakening)
Lithography stone fragment core, paper wire, textile cable, cement base
18 cm diameter
2.6 kg
2024
In phase 3, the heart has been enveloped. The soft blue tones distract you from what’s actually happening inside. As the outer crust thickens, the heart at the core is compressed and cut off from the outside world.
phase 4 (veiled)
Lithography stone fragment core, paper wire, textile cable, cement base
21 cm diameter
2024
Dark Matter
phase 4 (veiled)
Lithography stone fragment core, paper wire, textile cable, cement base
21 cm diameter
4 kg
2024
As the phases progress, the sculptures blacken and their crust thickens. The subtitle “veiled” gives you a sense of the growing darkness. Only a few hints of the colour, of the life-force being compressed within are still visible.
phase 5 (impenetrable)
Lithography stone fragment core, paper wire, textile cable, cement base
24 cm diameter
2024
Dark Matter
phase 5 (impenetrable)
Lithography stone fragment core, paper wire, textile cable, cement base
24 cm diameter
4.7 kg
2025
Phase 5 is the blackest darkness, the deepest isolation in utter silence. But although it does represent “rock bottom”, that’s also the most encouraging thing about it. The only way to go from here is up.
phase 6 (emerging)
Lithography stone fragment core, paper wire, textile cable, cement base
20 cm diameter
2024
Dark Matter
phase 6 (emerging)
Lithography stone fragment core, paper wire, textile cable, cement base
20 cm diameter
3.7 kg
2025
Phase 6 is the most exciting of them all because you can see the first signs of the transformed heart emerging from her cocoon. Glowing reds and pinks shine through the cracks in the outer shell and the restricting sphere shape begins to soften.
phase 7 (uncontainable)
Lithography stone fragment core, paper wire, textile cable, cement base
25 x 35 x 25 cm
2024
Dark Matter
phase 7 (uncontainable)
Lithography stone fragment core, paper wire, textile cable, cement base
25 x 35 x 25 cm
3.6 kg
2024
This sculpture is the final phase, entitled “uncontainable”. It shows the heart having regained its strength, bursting through the thick, black crust that had encased it for so long.
SCULPTURES // PAPER GEOMETRY
The resulting collages and paper sculptures are composed of cut-up drawings, combining fragments of colour, line, and form into new relationships. I return to this process whenever I feel stuck.
Oil stick and oil pastel on cotton rag paper
47 x 33 x 30 cm
2017
Wrap
Oil stick and oil pastel on cotton rag paper
47 x 33 x 30 cm
2017
private collection
Oil stick and oil pastel on cotton rag paper
35 x 45 x 20 cm
2017
Float
Oil stick and oil pastel on cotton rag paper
35 x 37 x 20 cm
2017
private collection
Oil stick and oil pastel on cotton rag paper
31 x 45 x 26 cm
2017
Tension
Oil stick and oil pastel on cotton rag paper
31 x 45 x 26 cm
2017
private collection
Oil stick and oil pastel on cotton rag paper
40 x 30 x 18 cm
2017
Pointe
Oil stick and oil pastel on cotton rag paper
40 x 30 x 18 cm
2017
private collection