My new series of works is an attempt to connect with the underlying foundations of our existence, the fine knife edge that all life exists upon in our world. I wanted to create something distinctly human but deeply connected to the persistent elemental presence of the earth. Many of these ideas stemmed from my childhood. Growing up in a community with a rich heritage of mining, old mines and quarries were the playgrounds of my youth. Seeing the evidence of generations of human effort has always given me a sense of awe and I found an odd sense of beauty in the abandoned industrial detritus. While I was at art school I was introduced to the Japanese concept of wabi-sabi, described as appreciating beauty that is imperfect, impermanent or incomplete. This has had a big impact of my world view and how I see art. This is why I dubbed my new series of works ‘Flawed’.