My photographs investigate, “The Uncanny” (Das Unheimliche) – a concept rooted in the subject of aesthetics, where aesthetics is understood to mean not merely the theory of beauty, but the theory of the qualities of feeling. I am fascinated by how an image not only looks but how it can make you feel. Imagine an instance where a photograph can be seen and felt as both familiar yet alien at the same time. That's the Uncanny – locating the strangeness in the ordinary. I am drawn to transient moments that emphasize a strong sense of absence or isolation. Moments that appear ordinary yet create a level of unease. Perhaps it is simply that these images reflect a splendour we seldom notice – revealing that beauty can be strange and the strange can be beautiful.
