We aren’t constantly aware of it, but almost everything around us has been constructed, and we continue to construct.
I focus on bringing underlying, systematic processes to light, showing that spaces are created by people, and that they are a form in which ideas are stored.
The ideas that are stored in these spaces are not as tenable as the material these spaces are made of.
I’m intrigued by the massive contrast between the volatility, humanity, fictitiousness of ideas,
and the speed and grandeur with which it’s possible to build structures.
I incorporate different stages of the creating process into my work; from the monumentality of
the final work, to the materials and methods that lead up to it.
Examples include sketches, documentary photography, and scale models in combination with
concrete, steel, and magnification. During the creating process, the work goes through various phase transitions,
dictated by the materials and methods. Sketches are given a sculptural translation, are photographed, printed, enlarged, cast,
and copied.
I often use materials that have the ability to borrow qualities from one another. Because of this, all materials mix and transform.
This process creates layered works in which logical perception and the associated expectations are broken.
I focus on bringing underlying, systematic processes to light, showing that spaces are created by people, and that they are a form in which ideas are stored.
The ideas that are stored in these spaces are not as tenable as the material these spaces are made of.
I’m intrigued by the massive contrast between the volatility, humanity, fictitiousness of ideas,
and the speed and grandeur with which it’s possible to build structures.
I incorporate different stages of the creating process into my work; from the monumentality of
the final work, to the materials and methods that lead up to it.
Examples include sketches, documentary photography, and scale models in combination with
concrete, steel, and magnification. During the creating process, the work goes through various phase transitions,
dictated by the materials and methods. Sketches are given a sculptural translation, are photographed, printed, enlarged, cast,
and copied.
I often use materials that have the ability to borrow qualities from one another. Because of this, all materials mix and transform.
This process creates layered works in which logical perception and the associated expectations are broken.
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