Art is often regarded as the manifestation of the subjective vision of a particular artist, whereas science relates to the discovery of an objective absolute truth, devoid of individual consciousness.  I find it difficult to fully accept this dichotomy.  Both disciplines depend on certain underpinning sets of shared beliefs, symbols or languages.  Neither can therefore be wholly individual nor objective.  For me art and science are part of the same arc driven by an insatiable and on-going curiosity about the world and what it is to be in it.

I am interested in the deep common roots that art and science share as methods of rigorous conceptual exploration and communication of ideas.  I want to use art as a means to gain a deeper understanding of the world and, importantly, what it feels like to be in it.  I aim to create things that are aids to thinking and sharing my thoughts with others.  Unlike the scientific approach, I want the communication to be “fuzzy” – leaving room for chance, ambiguity and the stance of the viewer.  I want to make bridges from the known to the unknown and from one conscious being to another.

In particular I want to apply these ideas to our concepts of place.  How does our knowledge (history, legend and memories) conspire with our sensed experience to affect our understanding of place.  In turn how does  our direct sensual experience inform our knowledge of place.

​Increasingly I am also interested in alternative narratives of place that consider non-human perspectives and how contemporary media might inform this through recordings that go beyond the realm of human senses.