Essays

Essays and reflections on the artists, encounters and questions shaping my practice.

  • Who is the viewer?

    Who is the viewer?

    I recently spent a couple of weeks teaching at a summer camp in Prato, near Florence. Once the camp had finished, I took the train into…

  • Form Within a Form

    Form Within a Form

    About a month ago I watched a MoMa documentary on the Japanese-American artist Ruth Asawa. It made for the kind of viewing that sits somewhere between…

  • Küppersmühle, and what it means to leave something unfinished

    Küppersmühle, and what it means to leave something unfinished

    A few weeks ago I went to Küppersmühle in Duisburg – a modern art museum housed in a 19th century industrial monument. The imposing chimneys along…