Exhibited at Atelier studio | Gallery, Nelson 7 May - 3 June 2022.

Sanctum 2022
These works could be deciphered through the word ‘sanctum’, or the idea of a sacred place to worship. Reflecting on our recent time of rāhui, our churches have experienced lockdowns and closed doors. Our actions of worship have transitioned and in some ways become deeper and more personal. In a way, it has felt like a quiet season indoors, isolated and somewhat insular. These artworks reflect ideas about ‘the temple’ and places or spaces of worship. A physical temple, our bodies as a temple and God’s temple represented as a spiritual space. God is still powerful in our instability and through the anomalous change that has been imposed upon our lives. During that season, the practice of painting became an act of worship which continues on within my practice.