Book description: Red spiral binding, a mix of paper stock and weights (metallic, lustre and matte), small images layered within the binding, metallic stock bookmark. 
Cover description: handmade cover/sleeve in recycled PVC sheet, edges sewn with blanket stitch and japanese paper inclusions.

ARTIST STATEMENT

My Brain doesn’t process thoughts and feelings very well. It struggles to separate things, gets them all tangled up and leaves me exhausted. Being able to express myself visually and creatively becomes a burning need. It brings a sense of relief from extreme emotions and physical sensations that I don’t always understand. It helps to unravel the coil in my belly and the burning in my mind. 
The images within this series reflect the place in my mind where trauma and memory converge. it is the place within me that simultaneously experiences pain and peace. It combines multiple images from a near and distant past and the continuous blending and erosion of pixels until i arrive at the visual embodiment that is the confusion of my mind.

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ARTIST STATEMENT

A visual meditation
I live with an increased sensitivity of the central nervous system. It can be quite debilitating and prevents me from fully participating in life. All of my senses are amplified. Sound, smell, sight, touch, taste. This can be overwhelming at times but it also allows me to witness and experience so much that others miss. The colours and tones I see in the world are like a kaleidoscopic explosion within my mind. I find peace in solitude and nature: vast landscapes, cool climates, water, mountains, trees. It brings me joy to immerse myself within it and it is one of the few things that soothes my mind into a place of peace. 

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