allay membrane, cardinal retina 2006

Asking questions about ‘the bigger picture’ (the universe), without especially looking for answers…

Essentially my work explores cosmic energy (with it’s inconceivable extensions in space and time) within familiar issues like; social politics, hidden parameters, symbolic structures, belief systems and popular science.

The starting point is man-made objects such as; a cardboard hot-drink holder, triangles that hold up the lid of a pizza-box, wine bottle protective nets and iconic published images. The meeting point for the chosen objects, and images is a particular sense of the under appreciated and unnoted. They are images or objects that are man-made and deliberately created to serve a function; all have a protective role. The works that are exhibited are removed from their role of function and have instead become relics, symbols and ghosts of mass-production. The chosen titles for the individual pieces are specific indicators of the underlying conceptual frameworks or in the process based pieces an invite for interpretation.

I work in a wide variety of mediums but the artworks are all closely related via their strong style; a language often connected with design. Indeed, the work navigates the shared territories of Art/Science/Design questioning functionality, curiosity, creativity and knowledge.

Apocryphal [detail] 2006

The unconscious is not a focus of mine; instead I am fascinated by exploring our consciousness. It seems thought provoking that in a time like ours we (and our scientists) still don’t have an understanding of how our consciousness works. A mystery that I contemplate and celebrate.


February 2007
Andrea Jespersen