Representation – the capturing or symbolization of ideas, objects, and realities through signs and images – functions as a form of substitution: an image temporarily takes the place of that which is incomprehensible or unnameable. In this sense, representation offers a way of dealing with fear and incomprehensibility in the face of loss of meaning and formlessness.

My paintings play with recognizability and visibility to challenge conventional notions of representation. Slowly constructed and consisting of dozens of layers of paint, slime, and accumulated matter, they exist somewhere in between; between vagueness and definition, repulsiveness and attractiveness, presence and absence. In this way, they invite a slow, almost archaeological way of looking.

The slime serves as an alienating, repulsive substance while remaining recognizable as a contemporary pop culture phenomenon. The excessive use of white paint allows for a continuous form of translucency and emphasizes the play with visibility. The abstract forms elude fixed interpretation. This creates an image that can never be fully captured.

My working process is intuitive and experimental. While painting, I explore how we imagine, present and understand things, and I search for a form of representation that does not explain or conclude, but leaves room for ambiguity.