There is a performative aspect to the chemigrams I make. I work with soft and hard resists on various expired photo papers and the results are uniquely unpredictable. Every line you see is a movement from one chemical to another, every ripple a wave of liquid forcing the resistance to react and dissipate – eventually. Often, I’ll listen to music when I am creating these pieces, the rhythm dictating the motion and tempo. Other times it is the resist that decides the flow – it can be very slow or very immediate – you never know at the beginning, but then you just find a harmony and work in collaboration with the forces around you. It’s magical alchemy and it can be very satisfying or very frustrating but always rewarding in some way.