Decision-making is a fact of daily life. Whether it be what time to rise in the morning or what career path to take the decision made is affected by a variety of elements. The emotional self imposes some of these elements while other influences come from deeply imbedded social, political, ethical or cultural beliefs. Decision-making, when related to art, can also be dictated by traditional processes.

My current studio practice focuses on this decision-making and its role in making art. Most of my current work explores the absence of spontaneous decision-making. By using, as my point of departure, familiar images that have very specific purposes (and so must necessarily comply with a set of visual conventions) typical formal art making decisions are made for me. After the familiar set of limitations regarding content and format is recognized I can simply concentrate on the generation of the work. This results in a near meditative process; a rote execution adhering to these recognized rules. The lack of continuous decision-making results in tranquil, stress-free working consciousness.

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