My practice explores the relationship between various spaces and the people that occupy and use them. My work uses the absence of human beings to focus on an image that tells a story about ordinary life. It explores the connection that we develop with our homes and places that we are familiar and comfortable with. The aspect of familiarity and home is also questioned in my work, because although all of my subject matter is ordinary and everyday spaces, the work depicts  them in a manner that is not comfortable or intimate anymore.

The everyday is a constantly developing and evolving phenomenon. For me, my everyday has shifted a lot multiple times through different stages of my life. This is because from an early age, I had to constantly move in different apartments, different countries and schools. Throughout this the idea of everyday life always shifted and developed each time. Currently, the idea of home is not a very rigid one for me because there are multiple places that I consider home. The idea of a home is a feeling. 

Spaces plays a big part in my work. The places we inhabit and create shape us as much as we shape them. In my work I create these places from scratch and the work creates its own story. There is a fictional element apparent in the work and that creates interest and a contrast, because all fiction is derived from reality. There is a very thin line between reality and fiction, often making it a matter of perspective.

The idea of solitude and silence is also a large part of my work. These two ideas are both uncomfortable and welcoming depending on the person and their situation in life. Solitude is often associated with loneliness and yet I don’t see it that way. Solitude doesn’t have to be lonely. It can be very calming and peaceful. In my work I am interested in these shifting emotions that can be present in varying degrees, often simultaneously.

I work with acrylic paints and this allows me to work in layers. This is important for me because it helps me build up a world from scratch. The image forms slowly and in the process I erase and add again. My process of painting is a bit slow and it takes time to build up the layers. I feel that this process helps me to create a mood that often shifts between nostalgia and discomfort.

Painting with layers also helps me create a narrative with my work. Working slowly layer by layer makes the work come to life. I think this process shows in the final works and adds depth to the image. I also make digital collages and illustrations, focussing on creating spaces that skim the line between familiar and unfamiliar, awe and unease, as well as questioning the idea of home.