Please Join us for the opening celebration Thursday 28th August 6-8pm

Seen Unseen explores thresholds—between abstraction and figuration; the seen and the felt; the self and the world.

These paintings move between depictions of nature and geometric abstraction. What unites them is not a fixed language, but material, process and intention.

Each piece is made predominantly with natural earth pigments—clay, ochre, coal and soil—most foraged and prepared by hand. These materials ground the work in the physical world. Nature, unlike man-made objects, exists without imposed meaning. Working with natural pigments allows me to step closer to this unfiltered quality of being, and I hope the work offers the same grounding to the viewer.

My recent travels to Thailand and India marked the beginning of this exhibition. When I was six years old, my mother and I spent a year and a half travelling through these countries. Last year, I returned to many of the forests, mountains, rivers, ashrams and temples I once lived in or visited, while also exploring new sacred places. Through studying Vedic and Tantric Yoga as well as Thai and Tibetan Buddhism, I re-encountered a rich tapestry of ideas and practices—this time as an adult. From this emerged a personal philosophy that values direct experience over dogma or metaphysical speculation, a philosophy that has been the driving force behind this exhibition.

The paintings draw influence from diverse artists and traditions. Hindu and Tibetan Tantric arts inform the use of geometry and floral motifs, offering non-verbal entry points to transcendental experience. Monet and Turner inspire my focus on landscape, light, atmosphere and the dissolving edge of form. Abstract Expressionists—Rothko, Frankenthaler and de Kooning—shape the layered, intuitive process through which the works are built.

Seen Unseen is ultimately not about anything, but rather an invitation into a meditative mental space where the self is invited to rest and one can simply be.