My sculpture utilises the visual language of ornament, folly and façade, to accentuate the accumulation and veneer in creating cultural identity and the transformative process of creating place identity. Working within the discourse of historicism, perceiving architectural objects and environments as representational and symbolic, I’m interested in the gestures that these symbolic forms make and their part in the psychological leap that occurs as space is transformed into place. My work simultaneously pays homage to classical forms for the comfort and continuity that their continued usage creates, while also wanting to peel off these visual codes. What would it mean to strip back the line that has been drawn from Greece through Rome to the Imperial Colonial powers? This legitimising by claiming commonality is a political tool and my colonial past pushes me to recognise it in this light.

My work is a physical experience, they are outward looking wanting to engage with a broad audience in which ever way they choose. I do hope however, to create a dialogue that looks underneath the veil, to see the veneer for what it, creating a space to question how we populate our surrounding and what our attachments to them truly signify.

I am an artist and wine professional, returning to my studio in 2023, having taken a break to open natural wine bar, Weino BIB and wine import company Weino Imports. More recently having launched VESSEL wine fair to highlight sustainable packaging within the wine industry.