“unblinking glimpses into the murkiest waters of the psyche”
(Robert Storr, 2001, on Louise Bourgeois’ work)
“Buckets”:
By scratching, hiding, tearing, staining, sandwiching, revealing, scavenging, stitching,
gluing, painting, texturing, poking, drowning and ripping materials, I have attempted
to create a fertile ground reminiscent of Jung’s “collective unconscious’’. The richness
of its layered landscape hopefully evokes psychological associations. Painted fabrics
wrapped around a bucket form a pool of psychic “stuff”. Water, a potent layer, is added
along with floating hair.
Is it a vessel carrying the essence of something? Of someone? Of an archetype?
In some ways I see them as three-dimensional Mandalas.
“Portraits of Portals”:
“Veiling the Veiled Woman” was my response to the notion of deconstructing my self-
portraits. As a result, hybrid creatures have emerged from the wreckage. By layering
orifices and eyes, openings and Mandalas, I have created portraits of portals.
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