'20,252 possibilities' 166cm x 122cm ink on wood 2009

These binary paintings have the appearance of oceans of language or data, but are actually void of any intended information. The numbers and grids fade in and out, alluding to depth and movement. Like an old computer monitor, it's screen refreshed countless times a second.
These paintings allude to background interference, to noise. To the static between radio stations that assault us with indecipherable noise. They indicate activity, transference of data.. both electronic and mental. They elude to the architecture of the internet, and to money... both of which can be seen as having no tangible physical reality. Simply information - codified into electronic data.

'deconstructing the paintbrush' sculpture project 2008

These are a few examples from a series of sculptures examining the language of mark making. Rather than expressing something through the act of painting or drawing I take a step backwards. The objects for painting and drawing are the sculptures themselves. They are not made to be literally used. They already are the expression of what they are designed to express.

The notion of mental preparation and self awareness before and during the act of creating (particularly associated with the Japanese arts, and calligraphy) is reflected in my use of ornate handles, acting as a signifier of value and mindfulness.

'inventing language' school project Quillan, France 2008

here are some of the results of an ongoing art project with school children in Quillan, France. After presenting them with diverse examples of languages (hieroglyphics, sanskrit, japanese, pictograms etc) I invited them to design their own alternative to each letter in the alphabet, thus making their own personal code.

decimal and binary series carved wood, aerosol, linseed oil 2008

'number poems' paint wood metal 2008

'between heaven and earth' spray paint on zinc 120cm x 100cm 2008

code series 80 cm x 120 cm ink on wood 2008

'falling code' ink on wood 80 x 120 cm 2008

The theme of this series of work is language, which I try and reduce down to fundamental elements. Starting with binary systems, the most basic language concept... 1 and 0. In a way, language takes birth from duality. The capacity to differentiate one thing from another.
I translate this idea of differentiation into pattern, seeing the lexicon of binary code evident all around is, in any contrasting elements. Patterns on a birds feather, the striation of woven fabric, a zebra crossing.