Thought Trails

The ongoing project ‘Thought Trails’shows how the brain works when we let our minds wander. The mind randomly switches between past and present, jumping back and forth between blurry and razor-sharp, making fascinating connections. The brain blocks certain memories and fills in the blanks with the power of the imagination. That allows us to manipulate the world around us as we see it. In my photography I draw attention to small, overlooked or underappreciated scenes from my environment. Deconstructing and reconnecting my images by stitching and pasting creates a new, layered reality. I use the irregularity of the wire to draw with it like a pencil meandering across the image. I let the thread connect and separate as an abstraction for a life of memories, searching and thinking. I use different techniques such as charcoal, stitching, beeswax, parts from old books, ink and paint to hide and accentuate. All artworks are unique pieces and are characterized by their tactility. In a contemplative process created by repetitive handicrafts, I create my own world, calm my mind and repair what is damaged. My work is literally and figuratively ‘healing’.