“The native transparency of the medium began not only to emphasise absence, it was in fact defined by it. It was as if I'd been stuck in the oppressive rigidity of a city, the preordained logic of the map, and was suddenly transplanted into wilderness. No parameters and just this expanse to inwardly explore. After decades of practice my father is something of a master carver, and something he always says to people beginning to carve is, 'the wood will teach you.' It sounds very Jedi-new-agey but I find this really relatable to my experience with watercolour on gesso.”
—Joseph Yaeger
