Sentient mounds of fur bear a resemblance to a foggy day in the mountains. As the heat coming from their large bodies provides a cover of steam, they can be gone in the next moment. During their fleeting presence these beings further animate their quiet surroundings.

The Steambearers brings an ephemeral quality to large masses of land, whilst it also continues to explore a recurring subject in my work: fur and steam. The interest in these textures emerged in an earlier work ‘Dog in the Bathhouse series’ in which hybrid dog-human figures continue their daily washing routines in a communal bathhouse. My aim remains to itch one’s senses with haptic visuality and to create a connection between the changing weight and wetness of fur to one’s own skin.