I am a multidisciplinary artist working with sound and music, writing, performance and visual media, and earning my living producing and writing podcasts. I believe the role of the artist is to be a witness to the world and to use her artistry to reveal the truth of what she bears witness to. In my work, particularly as an interviewer and as a musician, I listen attentively. This action of listening to stories, to sound, to my inner voice and, in fact, to everything alive in the world, is a big part of my practice.
Most of my work comes out of a process of collecting eclectic materials (images, sounds, texts, research) and assembling these into collages or scripts. I create compositions which either explore themes or tell specific stories by playing with dynamics, symbolism, repetition and rhythm. Patterns emerge and a structure is built, with intention, but also by embracing unconscious choices and the accidents of action. Discovery occurs when, in the process of simultaneously creating meaning and letting go of a need to, the story or truth of the piece is revealed. Whether writing, or creating a visual or sonic work, my process is best described as similar to musical improvisation. I listen to others, human, natural or material, in order to hear what to do next.