This series explores the relationship between objects, memory and absence. Using familiar, everyday subjects, the paintings consider how seemingly insignificant items can carry strong personal meaning, shifting from discarded material to points of intimate connection.

Each work isolates its subject, holding it in place and removing it from context. What remains becomes a trace, both physical and emotional, suggesting attachment, loss and the persistence of memory. Fragility and transience are central, where objects begin to suggest what cannot be held onto or retained.

The paintings are developed using a traditional layered method associated with Northern European painting, beginning with a monochrome underpainting and gradually built through successive layers of opaque and transparent colour. This process allows for a heightened sense of depth, light and material presence.

By applying a historically rooted technique to contemporary, disposable objects, the work creates a tension between subject and method. What is ordinarily overlooked or discarded is reconsidered, inviting a slower and more reflective engagement with the image.