We live in a world that constantly tests our stability
in various forms: War and rumours of war, issues of security, effects of globalisation, and the politics of identity are external gravities turned inward, serving to further threaten the precarious balance of self, exaggerating negative feelings of control. This photographic work is in response to this delicate state. It comprises a culmination of thought and emotion, a tying together of the threads of everything the artist perceives life has come to represent. It asks the question of what it means to resist the struggle, to simply let go, or what are the consequences of holding on? The images are layered with references to an experienced background in sculpture and painting, and the cinematic quality of the work suggests the influence of commercial film. The images stand as ominous messages and reminders that we are all vulnerable to losing our footing and grasp. They convey the primal qualities of the human condition as a precarious balancing act between the struggle against our desire to survive and our fantasy to transcend our humanness.