​The Etchings paintings are richly layered stories of past and present. They draw on marks and symbols found in hieroglyphs, Sanskrit and other ancient forms of communication, including traditions from Indigenous cultures. These elements are gradually revealed and obscured, creating a sense of something that has been there all along but takes time to discover.

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I wanted the paintings to have the feeling of old walls and billboards, where information has been layered over time. Posters, graffiti, paint and stickers build up, wear away and peel back, leaving only fragments of what was there before.

I remember visiting the Uffizi in Florence and noticing a wall in a back street covered with traces of old posters, graffiti and stickers. I found myself just as fascinated by this accidental layering of history as I was by some of the work inside the gallery. That experience stayed with me and has become part of the inspiration for these paintings.