About the House

"While thinking about the context for works in the exhibition 'About the House' I realised, up to the present time I had resided in 18 different houses. I think this fact alone provided me with a lot of material to work with. 

For the most part, the found objects I have collected over time and used here, could be seen ‘about the house’ and would be familiar to people. In spite of their everyday materiality and utility, their placement and juxtaposition enables them to also have a symbolic meaning that characterises quotidian details ‘about the house’. Meaning, some items are imbued with a certain form, size, hue, texture or associations and history that suit my purpose in illustrating aspects of the many households I have occupied. A physical manifestation of the personal through the use of those found objects. 

The plinth mounted sculptures and the framed works relate to direct personal experience, and, at the same time they may have some sense of the familiar for others. Maybe, even a quest for meaning in the context of a personal journey with many different life choices and outcomes. 

In essence, I am looking back over a lifetime’s accommodation in various houses and homes, and how they have been part of shaping who I am."