Russ Sargeant

For me, making art is a process of discovery, searching the inner emotional landscape then making it visible through colour, texture and mark-making. I liken my practice that of an archaeologist, gradually uncovering meaning through experimentation and excavation, often exploring the tensions between faith and doubt.

Certain motifs feature throughout my work, including vessels, crosses, asemic writing, scribbles and fragmented geometry. These create a visual language of their own and can take on a symbolic quality, open to interpretation by the viewer.

Describing specific experiences is not my overall aim. Instead, I want to create a space where hard-to-define moments and contradictions can be felt and acknowledged.