Statement

I work hard at translation. I see all my work as a form of translation in some form. And alongside translation I work on relationships - relationships between forms and textures and colours. Everything that I make in the darkroom is based on my decisions regarding translation and relationships. The subject that I am responding to often takes second place to the more important factor of how it makes me feel and how I can translate that experience into a mark on the paper in the darkroom. It’s how the subject affects me that is the important part - not necessarily the subject itself. If I can respond to a subject then I can make marks that mirror that response. It is a deeply felt way of working.