About
"Working at the intersection of material inquiry and close observation, I explore how fragile forms hold traces of presence, time, and transformation"
"I am drawn to the quiet dialogue between light, texture, and time"
I am a Swiss-British visual artist, born and raised in Geneva, working between Switzerland and London. My practice is rooted in analogue photography, primarily using 35mm SLR cameras, with occasional recourse to digital processes when conceptually required. Drawn to the material depth and unpredictability of film, I am interested in its capacity to hold both presence and erosion, while asserting a commitment to formal harmony and a measured sense of beauty.
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Photography has accompanied me across diverse terrains, including time spent in conflict zones, where it became a way of holding moments of stillness within conditions of instability. What remains is a way of working shaped by proximity and attention: an approach attuned to what is subtle, often overlooked, and on the verge of disappearance, where beauty is not imposed, but allowed to emerge through attention and restraint.
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Informed by a background in humanitarian anthropology, with studies at Vassar College and the London School of Economics, my work unfolds through sustained observation and a material sensitivity to environment. Working often outdoors and in direct dialogue with natural elements, I am drawn to textures, traces, and the gradual transitions through which forms move between dissolution and renewal.
Artist Statement
My practice unfolds in stillness, through material inquiry and experimentation, often outdoors and in close dialogue with nature.
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Working with fragile elements, such as fallen wings, fading blooms, charred wood, and damaged mercury mirrors, I create ephemeral environments while also responding to found scenes, observing these materials as quiet evidence of the living world.
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Informed by an anthropological attentiveness to matter and detail, my work explores textures, traces, and subtle states of transition, revealing the quiet beauty that emerges as living forms move between decay and renewal. There is little artifice and rarely any retouching, as my pursuit is not perfection, but the raw beauty, materiality, elegance and stillness found in imperfection. My body of work moves fluidly between abstraction and figuration, offering a contemporary interpretation of the still-life tradition in which time, material, and memory intersect.
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The resulting images hover between dreamscape and document: fleeting tableaux shaped by light, grain, and restrained symbolism, held within the memory of film. I work slowly and intuitively, embracing unpredictability - film damage, light leaks, expired stock, and unorthodox lenses - as part of my visual language. Breaking down and combining materials to bring forth the natural patina and grace feels almost alchemical, imbuing each work with uncertainty and singularity.​ While my practice centres on analogue photography, I also work digitally when the project calls for it.
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Increasingly sculptural in approach, I explore working with paper, textile, and resin, all rooted in image making, while carefully considering paper, mounting techniques, and format.
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I have also developed a standalone sculptural object, accompanied by a related series of images, that extends the work into the three-dimensional realm, allowing photography to exist simultaneously as image and object. Each piece is unique, adding to the singular character of the edited series.
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