A studio collects everyday debris such as found materials, tools, images, stickers, and paper waste into a resource for collage work. New compositions are built from lined notebook pages, envelope tags, and clippings of color and form, with an approach of improvising with what is at hand. Materials often remain in the studio for months, rubbing against other materials before finding a place in a piece. The process emphasizes pre-existing character in the materials and the subtle effects of compression and transfer, including lamination and relief printmaking. Removing items from original contexts deactivates assigned roles, enabling new meanings. The resulting forms retain source essence while incorporating unpredictable marks of chance, reflecting autobiography and experience.
"“Through gentle nudges, notices, and gestures, I coax the work into existence - paying careful attention to the pre-existing character embedded in the material,” he says."
"“As instinctive and visceral as these exquisite compositions feel, their components can often ‘spend several months rubbing up against various other materials before they find a spot in the work’,” Zander says."
"“the subtle character that emerges through various forms of compression and transfer such as lamination or relief printmaking, where the material enacts its own agency and chance determines the final image”"
"“I am equally interested in how utilising the detritus that surrounds me could indicate an autobiography or say something about experience.”"
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