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WORK STATEMENT-I am obsessive about the occupation of time and this forms the basis of my work. The focus of my work is on pen and paper. Though a timely linear process I hope to transcend these ‘everyday’ materials beyond their original existence. The work grows slowly, each line being of minute vantage. It is alive while it is being processed and a relic when it is completed. The finished work is a document of my handling of time. Each of the lines can be read as if to be the cut section of a tree. They show its life span.Lots of small happenings in the creation of the lines have an affect on the overall image. They contribute to its character. Each line is an individual. It is unlikely to be repeated identically even thought the process remains the same. Whether a line has fallen short, run off the edge of the ruler or just runs out of ink, they are all relevant. They are not mistakes but consequences of the process. These consequences are often quite subtle. They are on their own quite insignificant but built up over time they become part a whole, like the cells that make up an organ.I use simple strategies to generate work. Treating each line as a building block, I am all the time working towards an unknown outcome. The making of the work is an alternative to looking out the window. It is an escape from the mundane the four walls of my bedroom. The work is all the time growing, becoming something. For me this ‘blind’ approach keeps the work engaging for myself, and hopefully the viewer too. I use this working process to present meaning to me. The initial meaning is not always evident and I must constantly work towards it.