A snowball is simple, direct and familiar to most of us. I use this simplicity as a container for feelings and ideas that function on many levels.

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I soon realised that what had happened on a small scale cannot necessarily be repeated...

I soon realised that what had happened on a small scale cannot necessarily be repeated...

People also leave presence in a place even when they are no longer there.

People also leave presence in a place even when they are no longer there.

Not being able to touch is sometimes as interesting as being able to touch.

Not being able to touch is sometimes as interesting as being able to touch.

My art is an attempt to reach beyond the surface appearance. I want to see...

My art is an attempt to reach beyond the surface appearance. I want to see...

Occasionally I have come across a last patch of snow on top of a mountain...

Occasionally I have come across a last patch of snow on top of a mountain...

The difference between a theatre with and without an audience is enormous. There is a...

The difference between a theatre with and without an audience is enormous. There is a...

It's frightening and unnerving to watch a stone melt.

It's frightening and unnerving to watch a stone melt.

I'm cautious about using fire. It can become theatrical. I am interested in the heat,...

I'm cautious about using fire. It can become theatrical. I am interested in the heat,...

I have walked around the same streets so many times, and then seen a place...

I have walked around the same streets so many times, and then seen a place...

The early firings contained many stones.

The early firings contained many stones.

Once the fired stone is out of the kiln, it is still possible to mentally...

Once the fired stone is out of the kiln, it is still possible to mentally...

Confrontation is something that I accept as part of the project though not its purpose.

Confrontation is something that I accept as part of the project though not its purpose.

The reason why the stone is red is its iron content, which is also why...

The reason why the stone is red is its iron content, which is also why...

I did tests on small stones before collecting and committing myself to the larger ones.

I did tests on small stones before collecting and committing myself to the larger ones.

Some of the snowballs have a kind of animal energy. Not just because of the...

Some of the snowballs have a kind of animal energy. Not just because of the...

Photography is a way of putting distance between myself and the work which sometimes helps...

Photography is a way of putting distance between myself and the work which sometimes helps...

Abandoning the project was incredibly stressful after having gone through the process of building the...

Abandoning the project was incredibly stressful after having gone through the process of building the...

I enjoy working in a quiet and subversive way.

I enjoy working in a quiet and subversive way.

I am not a performer but occasionally I deliberately work in a public context. Some...

I am not a performer but occasionally I deliberately work in a public context. Some...

The first stone was just tried in the spirit of experimentation. The opening of the...

The first stone was just tried in the spirit of experimentation. The opening of the...