Artist Statement
My paintings are documents of forgotten places and inconsequential moments in time. On the surface of the painted panels, non-functional but visible traces of the history of the paintings, pentimenti, influence the final form. These marks refer to the depicted structures themselves: decaying factories and warehouses that have lost relevance to the vitality of the city, but continue to haunt the landscape.
Each body of work starts with ink drawings done on site. In the studio, the drawings serve as references for layered paintings of pigment, beeswax, and collage. Although the paintings are inspired by industrial architecture, I intend for the images to be as abstract as memory. I would like viewers to feel as if they have stumbled upon the record of a half-forgotten time or place.