I’ve been interested in utopias and dystopias for a very long time. Memory of Snow contains a bit of both. The paintings depict familiar suburban spaces, but they carry a sinister and fairytale-like otherworldly quality. These are remote, dark, snowy winter nighttime scenes, lit only by artificial light or moonlight, with houses and gardens. This series is titled Memory of Snow to evoke the magical way that snow can transform a familiar environment, but beyond nostalgia, it might also imply a future where snow is only a memory. Fairytales, science fiction, computer games, literature, history, art and movies, among many other things, can act as portals to immersive imaginary worlds. These, and escapism, are all fascinations of mine and they deeply influence my individual creative vision. I am committed to the two-dimensional and pictorial because in my work these are essential to creating an imaginary landscape that a viewer can inhabit.