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Printmaker, Sculptor, Graphic Designer                                        
intaglio, relief, serigraphy, typography


 














Lines in the sand will blow away unless weighted down with blood. My graduation show body of work is about borders, the violence that comes with them, and how they affect people’s life. Borders cause conflict and are often not something to strive for. My personal experience is that  borders can pull people apart, but at the same time borders can protect. If someone with malignant intent is afraid to cross a border it can keep violence at bay. Drawing lines and printing maps delineate where people can go what country a family belongs to. My focus on drawing and print making reflects these lines and maps.

I want this work to make people think about the human cost of borders. They can project or warn, but their original intent is to prepare people for violence while at the same time shielding them from it. I have worked in conflict zones around the world and looked at how borders affect people and sovereignty. My switch from working in defence to art has made  me more aware of how unaware most people are of geopolitical conflict. I hope making people  aware of the arbitrary nature of borders are will improve their understanding of the reality of  conflict.

Until humanity can do better will need borders and will continue to die over lines on paper and electronic screens. Once a line on the map is drawn it is etched in people’s mind and becomes more important than old friendships. This work is all based around lines. Etching involves creating lines to hold ink and creates permanent marks in metal that are hard to change, but easy to deepen. My sculptural work actual borders in wire and nationalistic symbols in wax are malleable enough to be changed by the application of force, just like in real life.





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