These works are part of a series of paintings, drawings and prints in which I deal with the human form in relation to interior environments in an urban setting. The strictly defined geometrical lines of tiles, floor boards, walls, etc. enclose the human body, which is often depicted as an observed caged animal, voluntarily cut off from nature. The figures are performing private everyday actions, like cleaning themselves, watching TV, working on their computer, talking on a phone, or taking selfies. There are references to watching and being watched, as for example in the woman putting a contact lens in, thus drawing attention to the gaze, in the depiction of television screens, and also in the self references to painting and posing for a painting. I often depict couples, yet they are distanced from each other, even if there is not much physical space between them. Apart from the geometry of lines, I use frames within frames, sometimes isolating or fragmenting the body. Nature is present via the painting of the human body; otherwise it is absent or depicted in paintings within the painting, or present through, for example, water running from a tap. I believe that the humour in some of these paintings is a redeeming element.

Space and the human form have always been my interest and subject. Because of my work in theatre design, I have learned to create 'worlds' for actors, and when I later worked as an interior designer I had to think about how people would live in the constructed spaces, and how they would relate to them. Apart from theatre and interior design, I have done various installations in space and large paintings which have been exhibited as installations, and some small scale sculpture.