| Artist's Statement |
"Dislocated Histories"
History has become subject to re -interpretation, through endless
investigation, alteration, splicing and editing. Consequently, various
distortions and interferences of information occur. By displacing these
images from the past, into the present, my intention is to accentuate
these changes; reconstructing various historical works where some
information has been duplicated, altered or is missing altogether.
I felt it was appropriate to use an "old" process, such as painting, to
speak about "new" processes or technology such as digital imaging,
scans and photocopies. I refer to previously existing paintings, but
ones done prior to the introduction of the film camera or high speed
printing processes. Re-translating these images into the present was
a way for me to pay homage to painting and its traditions, and
encapsulate how technology shapes our perceptions and
understanding.
I work with the idea that neither the past nor the present exists without
the interference of the other.
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