Mind: relating to consciousness and thought
Psyche: relating to the soul, mind, or spirit.
Noetic: relating to thinking and reason
Atrophy: partial or complete wasting away (of the body)
How can emotion, sensation and feeling be translated into a visual realm? These immaterial things are experienced by everyone, but as they vary between person to person, what is the best way to communicate my own emotional state?
Collectively referred to as The Atrophy Series, my work is a record of anxiety presenting in real time. It is a record of my body processing and expressing that feeling, while also visualising the anxious thinking process. I used the idea of the index - direct traces of my physical activity - to guide my mark-making. I channelled anxious moments throughout the painting process which can be seen in the forceful application of paint and in the softer fragmented patterns that emerge. Using the shakiness of my hands, corrosive materials and size and scale, my work reflects the overwhelming, nauseating yet sometimes subtle sensation of anxiety.
