Second Solo Exhibition: “Dualities” at Bridge Gallery

The Guardian Express, WA 1992

During the creation of the Dualities exhibition, I was heavily influenced by the works of T.S. Eliot, and particularly his Four Quartets. Eliot's writing often explores the complexities and contradictions of the human experience, and this connected with me deeply as an artist. Eliot in Four Quartets writes, "We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time." I took from that his search for truth and understanding as a continuous journey, one that requires us to continually explore and re-examine our perspectives and assumptions. I was studying sociology at the time too, so many new ideas. The Dualities exhibition was my own exploration of duality - and perhaps my realisation at 25 that life was more complex that I myself was at the time. I discovered the power of abstract ideas to reveal hidden truths, which was wonderful and frightening at the same time.

Westside Observer 1992