The concept of Water Skin and Air stems from several past series that feature a female figure lost in her surroundings. However here she is striped even further back to become a geometric part of an almost monochrome environment. The composition is driven by shape and as such the figure removed from any other context becomes part of those shapes. Even so, the viewer often subscribes to her narrative in order to make sense of the surreal image. The reference to “Skin” in the title of this body of work is loosely based on the Selkie, an Irish mythical creature who must find her skin in order to return to her original form. In this way the series ties back to past work that reflects on female origin stories, and how those concepts shape our thinking about woman today.