About

Time, space and existence have shaped our beliefs and perception of the physical world. First primates and then early man built platforms to sleep on, but within the last century science has taken us to previously unimagined realms. My perception of space and the physical world evolved during an Arts/Science project on Quantum theory and the work of theoretical physicist David Bohm. This gave me a sense of the interconnectedness of the physical world.

In trying to understand artistic drive I asked anthropologist Jane Goodall if during her studies of chimpanzees she had ever noticed unprompted signs of ‘artist engagement’; she replied yes, but only in captivity. These thoughts form the backbone of my work at Welham Studios: `sense of place` is a primary concern.

I am first and foremost a land artist. I was bought up in an architectural hands-on milieu in the Far East where my father was working as an architect on large building projects and infrastructure. I saw how ideas become reality, and the complexity of the process of transformation.  My primary obsession is how we exist on earth and, specifically, how we shape it. I am looking for a balanced union between the two, a balance between spirit and matter.

Time and the elements shape our landscape. The shapes of my structures are informed by my observations of this interaction and how best to ground them. I make experiments recreating the effects of, for example, rain or thawing ice. By filming these and using time-lapse photography I create a vocabulary of forms to use.

Time also shapes our thinking about a specific place; we consider its layers of history, its psychology and its social structures, and must respond to these accordingly.