The weighed and measured series...

Animal-human figures in some art traditions symbolize animal like characteristics in humans that are often seen as negative, such as aggression, passivity or greed. My pieces, like the therianthropic figures in San paintings, open a window between every-day and spiritual worlds, and between the realms of the living and the dead.  They explore the relationship between human and animal worlds, suggesting that identity is fluid, mysterious and beautiful, and that consciousness is a common condition, not the sole attribute of human beings.

Therianthropes have been part of humanities myths for thousands of years, and I believe that they will be a part of our psyche for thousands more. They hold a very deep response.  My studies in nature conservation and my deep craving for wild places since I was very young have led me to focus on this phenomenon. I believe they are the symbol of a culture which is becoming increasingly awake to our environment.

Survival
The hyena is the symbol of a matriarchal society who is reflected as having a less desirable, almost corrupted form of power. They are seen as desperate edge dwellers, who use devious ways to survive, who have to fight to prove their worth to merely live.

I am you
The model for this piece is my son.   The family unit is the nucleus of humanity, and the mothers' role within that is pivotal. While making him, I reflected upon my time spent being his mother, my instinct to protect, and the fact that in the long term, failure in this regard is inevitable.