What is it about shapes, lines, and colors that are appealing, both in an object, and in a figure?

Why is there a desire to touch artwork that excites us, and a body that attracts us?

Do the experiences of each relate, or are they distinct?

I explore these questions in my ’Sensual Structures’ series. The visceral and the tactile nature of color, texture, and form excites me. I particularly find photographs to have a physicality that is pleasurable to work with. In these collages I emphasize a photograph’s capacity for being an entity by creating singular objects constructed from what was once something simply captured.

The addition of the human figure adds a layer of tension to these compositions. Is the body simply a set of curves, lines, and shapes? Or does its geometry suggest more? Is it ok to accept the human figure as an object, or is humanity reduced in doing so? This tension and the unease it causes fascinates me, and fuels my exploration.