My art practice explores the way that we remember, an idea of ‘melancholy’ and a sense of loss; unpicking emotions that we often keep hidden deep within ourselves. I am particularly interested in the immaterial and material properties of our memories, investigating how material objects can carry narratives that reveal our personal emotions and histories. 

Alberto Giacometti said, “the older I grow, the more I find myself alone” - this quotation has become an important reference for my practice. My current work investigates the way that we ‘grow old’ and the impact of aging on our memories, drawing links between the environment and our memories of the past, located within the soil. In the context of a growing and aging population where the elderly often live in solitude and ill-health, my work explores the way memories are shaped and the way in which they change to consider our relationship to both the elderly and to the earth itself. Recently, I have been freezing natural elements such as leaves, fruits and soil, recording the melting process to investigate the changes that occur to the objects, the aim is to address the way we care for the elderly and the importance of ‘remembering’ for the way we build future societies.