My work is a window into the connections between found materials and my internal experience of fragmented connections. I explore the subluxed connections of a defective structure and the vulnerability of the human form. As someone with a condition affecting the structural protein in my body, I gain a sense of empowerment through the work. I am inspired by collecting found materials which resonate with me, acting as keystones to represent physiological elements. I experiment with ways in which I can connect pieces together to act as a mechanism to bind tissues into a structure. An intuitive process of knotting, stitching and interlocking demonstrates a fragile, lax, disjointed internal connection. I photograph the objects and collage them together using print to transfer the imagery onto various materials. My lino prints act as a structural code like a DNA pattern. I have used screen and lino print to transfer my imagery onto found materials in my installation. This has allowed me to create a language that connects my work together. I have also used my print work in my moving image using mixed media animation to make my lino prints come alive.
