The circus offers a diverse source of imagery, a microcosm of life, dark both intellectually and emotionally. The work is poised between darkness and light, sleeping and waking, the unconscious and conscious. It deals with creation myths, heroic journeys and symbols of personal transformation. My work has both a literal and metaphorical meaning the latter being very important to me. A tiger jumping through a hoop of fire into the darkness creates a powerful composition. On a metaphorical level, this image represents a personal rite of passage. As metaphors of human feelings, my photographs exploit the effects of cast shadows and movement revealing an unseen world. I am driven to create work steeped in psychological tension.

 

 

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