From this sequence of events arises a process of inquiry: When I ‘see’ something, my glimpse of that something – roof, tree, branch, colour, patina or quality of light – never forms a whole or comprehensive picture. Therefore, my viewing and responses are selective. In these collaged images too, what do I visually select, and what do I make of them in terms of my particular world-view? Looking at the image, what am I looking for? Am I trying to make sense of the image – trying to solve a puzzle? Does the initial experience still exist in that image?

The bold and simple geometry of the Tangram square is used as a kind of ‘mirror’ or blank canvas on which the reorganised image appears – a coming together of order and chaos, of mathematical and organic beauty. 

The ancient philosophical image of Indra’s Net – a metaphor for interdependence and the way in which each thing reflects, and is reflected in, all other things, ad infinitum – is suggested to me by these prints: repetitions of contrast, pattern, texture are highlighted; the ‘facets’ of the tangram printed in this way appear jewel-like and suggestive of reflection; and all these images reflected in the eye, and mind, of the beholder.  

These works were part of a group show of Studio Paradiso printmakers, at the Newstead Arts Hub, as part of the 2018 Arts Open Visual Arts Festival.