My 2023 series Kept Under Her Wing is a continuation of my obsession with objects and images within objects and images, beginning from childhood fascinations with matryoshka dolls and The Third Policeman. The inner child and wise guide, two figures that sprang to my mind during my first experience with hypnotherapy, become more and more intertwined with the literal self, as they journey back and forth between observed and imagined lands. Through this recursive world, I interrogate the intersection between personal growth, artmaking, and the meaning of self. Another central question within this body of work is whether imagination can be just as real, or perhaps even more real, than so-called reality.
The Painter as Keeper
61 × 76 cm
Oil on canvas
2023
Private collection
Genesis
36 × 28 cm
Oil on canvas
2022
Private collection
Landscape as Universe
10 × 10 cm
Oil on canvas
2023
Portal Switch
6 × 11 cm
Acrylic on wood
2023
If Seen, Then Real
91 × 76 cm
Oil on canvas
2023
Kept Under Her Wing
20 × 18 cm
Acrylic on ceramic
2023
Guardian Refraction
91 × 76 cm
Oil on canvas
2023
If Felt, Then Real
91 × 122 cm
Oil on canvas
2023