This site documents my art practice, essay writing, and film and media production work. The genesis of a lot of the work you see here goes back to my time studying visual art at the University of Western Sydney. The earliest works on this site are from my honours year (2002). Many of my previous shows are documented here however like a lot of artists my practice has always involved making far more work than I can exhibit. On this site I get to share some of that work with you.
Featured Video
Drawing With Ocean, Scroll No. 6 (2018)
This work is part of a larger Drawing With series. The idea behind this series is to create drawings by collaborating with energies in the form of sounds produced by the subject of the work (in this case the ocean).
Selected Works
Drawing Song (2017-2019)
In this series of works I control a drawing machine with a stereo audio signal. The right channel of audio controls one axis while the left channel controls the other.
Grasping Light (2016-2017)
Grasping Light is a work in two parts; a laser on paper drawing and a video that documents how the drawing was made. On another level Grasping Light is an attempt to understand all of the materials involved in producing the work as a whole.
Standing Wave (2015)
Installation shots from the exhibition Standing Wave, October 2015. These works have been produced using a custom built drawing machine and a 445nm laser.
Moments of Force (2014)
Moments of force is part of the Dimensions of Line series of works. It is the overarching title for works created through various interfaces that allow me to directly control a robotic drawing machine.
Threshold (2016)
The work for this show was created by burning paper directly with a laser. The paper is attached to a motor that spins it at a variety of speeds. The laser tracks slowly across the spinning paper to create the spiral form.
In Perspective (2010)
In Perspective is conceived of as a technology for self-perception. The idea is that you might take any moment that you are experiencing, shrink it down and dangle it out in front of you so that you can see what it looks like from a distance.
Podcasts
A conversation about drawing with Joyce Hinterding
On 21 February 2019 I had the great pleasure of chatting with Joyce Hinterding for a couple of hours about her drawing work.
Art, autopoiesis, biology, consciousness and psychedelics: In conversation with Jason Tuckwell
This is a conversation that I had with my friend Jason Tuckwell about his work and our shared interests. The title of this post gives you some sense of the ground that we cover across the three parts of this conversation.