A peculiar thing happens when forgotten events return from the past; that which once was pleasant can cause a sensation of discomfort. Things which were once familiar seem strange, and strange things seem familiar.

In my artistic practice, I begin with the idea of a memory that cannot be directly accessed and therefore resists representation. My paintings attempt to approach this elusive memory obliquely rather than head-on, through a series of detours. I break up the memory into several fragments, and then link these fragments to loosely connected images.

My paintings act as stand-ins for aspects of the event, suggesting sensations rather than directly illustrating. They can be pieced together by the viewer to form a loose and open-ended narrative, and suggest a difficult yet common story. These paintings create fragile walls that enclose the inaccessible memory, touching its edges but never directly revealing it. I work with materials (paper, watercolour, and ink) that can lighten and dissolve the heaviness and persistence of the unassimilated memory.