ART: ADULT PLAYGROUND, PLAYING ON A DIFFERENT LEVEL
My fascination with cartoon heroes and children’s toys began afresh as an adult because they are the tools we use to teach children how to grow up and live in the real world, but because they are for children, who use them in conjunction with imagination, I also sense the potential in them that is never realised...
Toys refer subconsciously to archetypes - they reflect our landscape and our dreamscape both as children and as adults. I like to create new perspectives by using toys in conjunction with both pop culture and universal symbols.
The toys allow me to express my ideas and observations in a social, political, poetical and esthetical context – by accessing both emotion and intellect.