These paintings focus on found objects as they exist in the world after their useful life has passed. Once designed, valued and desired, their purpose has been exhausted, leaving them overlooked and discarded. What remains is a trace of their former use, where meaning has shifted but not entirely disappeared.

The work is informed by an interest in the photographic and cinematic image. In contrast to the speed at which images are consumed through film, television and digital media, these paintings hold a single moment in place. The intention is to slow the act of looking, allowing attention to settle on surface, detail and structure.

The paintings adopt a widescreen format of 2.39:1, referencing cinematic framing. This introduces a sense of narrative without defining it, suggesting that each image forms part of a larger sequence. The objects appear caught within a passing moment, held briefly before the image moves on.

By fixing these fleeting impressions in paint, the work offers an alternative to the transient nature of photographic and cinematic images. What is ordinarily overlooked is given time and attention, inviting a more considered engagement with the subject.