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 "The aim of this series is to explore the materiality of this medium[paper] by engaging with its limitations and thresholds by saturating, tearing, folding and erasing the paper’s surface. In contrast to these controlled manmade processes, I have allowed for an organic process to take place. Water is used as a carrier for pigments, incorporating its natural flow and evaporation to inform certain uncontrollable marks on the surface.
Throughout this body of work, I have explored different tensions that have arisen. Firstly, the tension caused during the papers interaction with water, which causes it to warp and change shape. Secondly, an imposed structural tension that operates between the organic marks and the geometric forms, which sit on their surface.
A recurring geometric form is the circle. The circle is a Jungian archetype for the psyche: a symbol of eternity, wholeness and unity. It has no beginning or end. When combined with a square (the body archetype), it highlights the relationship and balance between the psyche and the body" (De Wet, 2019).