LAND MARKS
12 March - 11 April 2026
Artist Statement
Working in an expanded field of painting, my multidisciplinary practice spans painting, ceramics, textiles, video, and sound. Drawing upon a childhood spent in Indonesia, my work is underpinned by ideas of place. In recent years, my painting and sculptural practice has become a meditative act of recalling experiences and memories of a place through abstraction of colour, shape, form. While each artwork is based on a specific observation or experience, they are an emotional reaction rather than a representation of place.
More recently I have been exploring ways of expanding off the wall and creating more immersive environments in my exhibitions through the introduction of collaborative soundscapes, sculptural elements and handmade seating alongside the paintings. Through this multi-sensory approach, I hope to reach more people in different ways. Sewn, patchwork paintings, and tufted wool pieces are also expanding the ways I articulate aspects of a place, with materials often coming from or found in the place they are about. I strive to create spaces akin to my own feelings and sensations as articulated in my work – I want viewers to not just see the paintings, but to feel them.
‘Land marks’ was developed in Yogyakarta, Indonesia (affectionately – Jogja). Each piece has been made in response to a patchwork of everyday observations – a fleeting moment while on a motorbike or a slower studied observation while waiting for a meal. Translated through colour, these seen things and places become landmarks through which I navigate my way around town.
Text response by Ida Lawrence.
'Land marks' is accompanied by a soundscape by Reuben Schafer.