artist statement
As long as I can remember, I have been fascinated with roads, streets, and pavements in general: the realm of curbstones, pavers, bricks, concrete, asphalt, manholes and sewer lids. Roads are symbolic for time. My fascination comes from the realization that roads lay at the basis of our civilization; they lead back to the past; they point to what lies ahead and facilitate moving forward.
What further inspires me in these pavements is the ongoing dialogue between the man-made world: functional and rational, and the natural forces: erratic and spontaneous. Tectonics, gravity, temperature, precipitation as well as human activity leave their marks on our roads as new patterns, cracks dents, holes, blots and stains: The Tracks of Time.
I see the metamorphosis in this micro-cosmos reflecting the changes in our culture today. With much of our secure world cracking our economy crumbling, our basic beliefs and assumptions open to question, the Tracks of Time represent a powerful and contemporary metaphor that reminds us that the only thing we can safely rely on in this world, is the fact that everything changes.
What further inspires me in these pavements is the ongoing dialogue between the man-made world: functional and rational, and the natural forces: erratic and spontaneous. Tectonics, gravity, temperature, precipitation as well as human activity leave their marks on our roads as new patterns, cracks dents, holes, blots and stains: The Tracks of Time.
I see the metamorphosis in this micro-cosmos reflecting the changes in our culture today. With much of our secure world cracking our economy crumbling, our basic beliefs and assumptions open to question, the Tracks of Time represent a powerful and contemporary metaphor that reminds us that the only thing we can safely rely on in this world, is the fact that everything changes.