I’m curious about the complexity of organisms and organic systems. For this series, I focus on natural subjects from a “zoomed-in” perspective. I get a bird’s-eye view of a new landscape. There is an evolutionary battle between order and chaos that takes place here. 

Whether it’s fish guts or the city of Hong Kong, complex systems fascinate me. Inevitably, the zoom-ins can function as purely abstract, interesting compositions or assortments of shapes and color. From these altered and magnified perspectives, there is a loss of dimensionality and the image flattens. To encourage this flatness, I draw attention to the surface with obvious brushstrokes and a variety of textures. There is a tension between the flatness and the representational aspect of the image.

The result is a scene of abundant activity. This is an attempt to slow down and consider more, in order to take it all in, more akin to the speed of reading a book than watching a movie. I want to take the time to consider things I might otherwise not notice or take for granted. There are  intricate and fascinating leftovers of the natural world, each one built by the slowness of evolutionary time. The evidence of their remains is scattered throughout the often sterile, man-made world. They lie hidden in corners or woven into the complex structures of modern life, reminding me of our evolutionary roots.