I paint things. I choose these things not for what they are, but for their form; their shape, color, geometry. They are anonymous utilitarian objects; a fan, a valve, a jug. I place them in the center and light them from above.I begin by drawing what I see. At a certain point things change.The work becomes less about what I see, and more about the drawing. It is no longer about the object; it is about the work. It is about material and transformation; turning stuff into form.This is what matters to me. Turning charcoal into space, turning mud into light. The painting becomes about the painting itself.