In a world fixated on the new and the flawless, Tori Tipton turns instead to surfaces that are aged and worn. Her paintings explore the idea of the surface as a site of memory - layered, weathered and bearing the quiet traces of what came before. Each work reveals and conceals in equal measure, building a sense of time not through narrative but through texture and erosion.

Her practice begins with walking, an immersive, meditative act that informs both process and subject. As she moves through the landscape, she collects materials and notices subtle traces and remnants that speak to what endures and what fades. On returning to the studio the materials that she gathers – soil, clay, ash - are combined with traditional binders and oil paint to create richly textured, layered surfaces. These materials are not chosen solely for their aesthetic qualities but for their ability to carry memory. 

The resulting veils of paint, embedded marks and partial erasures invite contemplation of what lingers beneath, not only in the material, but in ourselves and honour the way time leaves its trace on everything it touches.