Flight Fight series
2020
Old National Geographic magazine images transferred onto pillowcases with bee’s wax.
Artist Statement 2020
As humans we are unique in that we can down-regulate our fight/flight system through accessing the ventral vagal pathway of our nervous system which typically requires acts that sooth.
There is a level of ambivalence about these works. For example, the image of the woman is disturbing and has the potential to activate our fight/flight system, yet it has been transferred onto a pillow case – something that we tend to associate with safety and relaxation.