Sandy Sykes

Symbols of different cultures and beliefs dragging history and false notions to the present day confuse our understanding. Crossing borders is a difficult process.

‘Borders’ is a series of 21 drawings in pencil on collaged and gessoed handmade paper. Each half of the paper is a different rough texture creating slight differences in the rendering of the subject matter and irregular edges to the pieces. The imagery is sourced from newspapers, libraries and a lifetime of artist’s sketchbooks. They relate to the ‘Margin’ and ‘Manuscript’ series.