The images in my collages are original engraved illustrations from antique books. The books are my inspiration as well as my material. They have become a continuous thread throughout the years of an invented nature. Lucy Lippard has said “collage is a means of putting together things without divesting them of their own identities.” This describes the meticulously cut-out parts which become puzzle pieces in my selection process creating a chain of associations. The resulting collages become their own intimate yet abstract story.
To construct the collages, I layer and glue cut-out images from the books. As I start composing, the appropriated familiar images of birds, animals, landscapes, drapery and architecture occupy a visual space together. The unexpected juxtapositions become poetic landscapes combining elements of nature and man.