Artist Note

At the heart of my practice is a question: how can something as solid and permanent as metal be made to feel alive?

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For three decades, this exploration has guided my practice, bridging sculpture, painting and metallurgy. Drawing upon metalworking traditions, I meticulously engrave, burnish and patinate, building thousands of marks into intricate forms, creating a jewel-like language at the scale of sculpture.

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Through my craftsmanship, I reimagine these traditions, transforming the permanence of metal into something seemingly ephemeral, fluid and alive. The reflective surfaces capture and redirect ambient light, revealing shifting patterns of colour and illumination.

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As the viewer moves, forms emerge, recede and dissolve, inviting an interactive encounter shaped by light, movement and perception.

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My artistic foundations were shaped at Elam School of Fine Arts, including studies within Te Toi Hau, the Contemporary Māori Art department, where I honed my craftsmanship of fibre, wood, stone and metal.

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Rooted in Aotearoa New Zealand, Land of the First Light, my practice is informed by Te Ao Mārama, the Māori concept of the world of light and the transition from darkness into illumination and understanding.

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Through crafting metal, I seek to give physical form to something inherently intangible: light itself.