We have come to define ourselves by divisions; by gender, class and colour; by religion, sexual orientation, nationality, ideology, physical and mental ability. Our existence is shaped by them, all struggling to coexist; to be heard. We struggle to find the common ground between belief systems and plug the vast chasms in our current paradigm; from economic woes to poverty and greed, from crime, wars and power struggles to the environment; whilst probing the universe for evidence that we are not alone. We are blinded by the complexity of our prejudices, stereotypes, boundaries, walls, boxes, pigeon holes and labels; by the manifestation of historical contexts.
The reality is we are not alone, we inhabit this planet together in a constantly moving moment; we all share a journey called life. We all eat, drink, dream and make love; and there is enough food, water, energy and shelter on the planet for everyone, if managed properly and distributed fairly. Genetically we are 99.9% the same; and those of us outside subsaharan Africa are the descendants of one woman who traveled from Africa one hundred and sixty thousand years ago. We are all a collection of atoms vibrating with energy and interacting with all the other particles that make up the universe, like notes in a universal symphony.
My work comes from something we all know at birth, a profound sense of wholeness; a deep, inextricable connection with the world around us. What emerges is, like life; vulnerable, intimate, and universal; exploiting the inherent ambiguity of photography to consider the dichotomy between past and future, between the individual and the whole; where fear and pain, whether accumulated across generations or the blink of an eye, manifests in division and complexity.
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The reality is we are not alone, we inhabit this planet together in a constantly moving moment; we all share a journey called life. We all eat, drink, dream and make love; and there is enough food, water, energy and shelter on the planet for everyone, if managed properly and distributed fairly. Genetically we are 99.9% the same; and those of us outside subsaharan Africa are the descendants of one woman who traveled from Africa one hundred and sixty thousand years ago. We are all a collection of atoms vibrating with energy and interacting with all the other particles that make up the universe, like notes in a universal symphony.
My work comes from something we all know at birth, a profound sense of wholeness; a deep, inextricable connection with the world around us. What emerges is, like life; vulnerable, intimate, and universal; exploiting the inherent ambiguity of photography to consider the dichotomy between past and future, between the individual and the whole; where fear and pain, whether accumulated across generations or the blink of an eye, manifests in division and complexity.
