The Dōtonburi canal runs through the city of Osaka. Though cold and unremarkable by day, at night it takes on an almost impressionist quality. The dark depths are masked by an ever changing veneer of light, created by the flashing neon lights and the energy of the urban landscape through which it flows. They're a reflection of a facade, which is designed to lure you to experience and consume. A restaurant, a nightclub, perhaps just a beer? In this instance all that is blurred and unobtainable, irrelevant even. There is nothing below the surface you would want.

Working with Finnish photographer Kaisa Leinonen, the Dark Water series has continued to evolve to explore how these works of light and water could be reimagined in 3D form, illuminated and returned to their original state.

Taken a few short steps from the Gateway To India in Mumbai, this work captures the moment a vast mandala was swept away. This particular mandala was created as part of a celebration of the Indian navy. As helicopter gunships flew overhead, the naval officers in their pristine white uniforms stood in stark contrast to the vivid remnants of the sacred creation through which they walked.

The day after Diwali the streets of Amritsar were strewn with the remnants of gift giving. The holographic foil blew in the breeze, changing form and colour to create these abstracted compositions. What gifts had been given? Had people even noticed the material used? Was it simply torn off in seconds, discarded, it’s purpose fulfilled?

For sales of original artworks / commissions please contact the studio via email.