about
revisiting
I currently live in Kororareka, Aotearoa, where summers are hot but not too humid and winters are often refreshing. lately, I've been revisiting sun printing, mainly because I keep finding cast-offs from the bird and plant life. factor in the abundant sunlight and, well, I just have to.
I've always enjoyed sun printing's a tactile, hands-on process. it's just me; the material, a darkened room, paper, time, sunlight and chemicals. matter comes in direct contact with the paper and as a result part of that material becomes embedded in the paper. the imprint 'carries' a trace of the original material memorializing it within a new and unique object.
these bodies of work
what inspires me to make images? being home in Aotearoa; indigenous culture; colonization; marriage; living, working and studying abroad; marriage, family and relationships; religion; friendships and loved ones lost and gained; other artists work; philosophy, reading, rethinking and having a go; hard times; good times; being respectful of others; observing and listening; receiving and contributing; trying things; loving.
reading
The Meaning of the Dead Sea Scrolls
by A. Powell Davies {1957)
The Passing World, The Passage of Life: John Hovell and the Art of Kōwhaiwhai by Damian Skinner (2010)
Te Ahi Kā The Fires of Occupation by Martin Toft, Pouma Pokai-Whenua (2018)
influences
Uta Barth
Paul Strand
Brassai
Saul Leiter
Alex Webb
John Hovell
Rothco
Miro