Afternoon Daydreams

Afternoon Daydreams explores a domestic bathroom space with a skewed perspective and flattened spatial rendering, where objects are scattered and haphazardly placed, creating both a comforting and uneasy insight into the occupant of the room. The compression of space and distortion of perspective rejects accurate representation, instead reflecting the fluid, unreliable, and playful nature of memory. Rooted in themes of domesticity and everyday life, the scene draws on familiar, intimate environments while disrupting their sense of order. The flatness and repetition of forms evokes a sense of childhood nostalgia, where spaces are remembered less as accurate depictions and more as emotional impressions. Viewed through this lens, the bathroom becomes less of a literal site and more of a depiction of an experience, a moment in time shaped by changing emotions and the fading of a memory.

My current practice is drawing-based and focuses primarily on themes of memory, domesticity, and the relationship between everyday life and snapshots into the mundane. I am continually drawing inspiration from family narratives and the shifting relationship between past and present. These pieces feature domestic settings that focus on the collection of objects scattered around, reflecting the intimate lives of the people who occupy those spaces. The gestural quality of the drawings conveys a sense of urgency, as though these memories are being captured in the moment before they disappear. Through this immediacy, the works hold onto what is otherwise fleeting, preserving fragments of daily experiences that quickly fade away. Repetition plays a central role in my process, as I often revisit forms and settings to blur the boundaries between reality and imagination. Through this approach, I aim to construct spaces that feel both familiar and uncanny, paired with a whimsical and colourful palette that invokes a sense of childhood nostalgia.