What is essential is invisible to the eyes Artwork

Artist statement For more than a decade I primarily focused my attention on working with found objects, especially toys. A couple of years ago I tried my hand at working with rubber, particularly inner tubes, and in 2012 added embroidery. By using traditional embroidery techniques unto the unconventional canvas of rubber, I aim to transform the familiar into the unfamiliar. I find my practice by subverting the original meaning and also by replacing the main characters with myself, or my family members. I use art to escape into a fantasy world of my own making, and my work is the culmination of research into emotions, psychology and fantasy within that world. I find inspiration in myths, legends, lyrics, literature and especially fairy tales. I am drawn to the universality of these ancient stories which exist all over the world and points to a common humanity, and it is often just the title of an original fairy tale that remains, in my work.