Smoke Rises...

The graphite drawings in this series, based on news images of war-related explosions, are made up of slowly accumulated lines. This is a meticulous process to describe a sudden and ephemeral event. The photographic images, found on the internet, are ubiquitous and, despite the specificity of each plume of smoke, convey a sense of anonymity. I follow the details of form and light with as much accuracy as possible, eliminating any elements that indicate the location and scale of the actual event. 

Paintings

The paintings in the group from 2007 on begin with a gestural mark contained within ruled lines. The mark is then reiterated—and sometimes obscured—by tracing it or painting the negative space around it. This slow and measured method of presenting the initially spontaneous gesture is a meditation on the art-making process. 

Lost Language
The materials I’m using are India ink and colored pencil, applied to both sides of translucent synthetic paper. In some of the drawings, graphic tapes are also used. These adhesive tapes with dashed or dotted lines are obsolete tools that I used to work with in the fields of graphic design and publishing. In some of the drawings I’ve partially or completely deleted the drawn marks, or added color to the space around them.