About

Through oil painting and drawing, my work investigates memory and loss, seeking to give form to the delicate remnants of human presence that time erodes but never fully erases. 

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My father's 20-year-long battle with Alzheimer's has profoundly shaped both my life and artistic practice. This deeply personal experience forms the core of my work, as I endeavour to capture the slow, heartbreaking process of witnessing a loved one fade away. My art delves into my experience of absence. I approach absence not as a void, but as a tangible presence - an echo that lingers. This exploration is expressed through depictions of objects and interior scenes, where traces of life remain even in the absence of the body.

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Objects and spaces - an unmade bed, a chair, a familiar room -bear the imprints of those who once inhabited them. They hold memory and meaning, carrying an atmosphere that endures beyond physical presence. 

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I draw inspiration from places I encounter: my surroundings in London, my family home and spaces discovered on my journeys. At times, I capture fleeting moments; at others, I construct scenes deliberately to evoke particular emotions. Through these unoccupied spaces, I seek to convey subtle feelings of unease or longing, inviting viewers to sense what remains when presence has faded.

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By dissecting, deconstructing, and erasing these visual traces of a human body, I capture the melancholic feeling that I experience while caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s. My aim is to convey the vulnerability of human experience and open a space for connection - where unspoken struggles can be both seen and shared.