Mark Chambers

My work explores identity, both my own and that of others. Through my art work I strive to examine the human condition and the capacity to understand relationships with self, and others in the place in which we find ourselves. People will react to a given situation based on the symbolic meaning they are exposed to, deploying a response from their cultural toolkit.

My current work is concerned with the exploration of ‘Place and Belonging’. It is about harmony and discord; the notion that everything does not adhere to its symbolism. Multiple meanings will exist, often resulting in a paradox. It deals in opposites and contradictions: black and white, shadow and light, movement and stillness, clarity and obscurity, and the interplay between different dimensions.

At the moment I am focusing on landscape, using imagery from both above and below the surface, applying a variety of materials, processes and techniques through the disciplines of drawing, painting, installation and sculpture.

By isolating various formal elements, my work seeks to encourage the viewer to explore aspects of identity and belonging in a more concentrated and intimate way.