STEMS is a system for translating music into visual form.

Each painting is a direct transcription of a musical passage. Pitch is mapped vertically; duration is expressed through the width and structure of each form. Solid stems represent shorter notes, while hollow stems indicate sustained tones. Spacing between forms functions as silence or rests. Variations in proximity suggest phrasing, articulation and the grouping of notes into rhythmic structures. 

Colour is predominantly black and white, echoing the economy of musical notation. This limited palette makes the viewer focus on rhythm, duration and space. The polarity of each work is determined by musical character: black on white articulates pulse and structure, while white on black extends duration into atmosphere and depth. Subtle variations in tone - from warm off-white to bright titanium - further register shifts in temperature, from acoustic intimacy to electronic clarity. Every painting is created with multiple acrylic layers, resulting in a subtle texture that retains the presence of the artist while preserving the precision of notation.

​The works are not interpretations or abstractions of music, but precise visual scores in which every element corresponds to a specific event.

​Working across jazz, classical and contemporary music, the system allows compositions to be re-experienced as spatial rhythm: time becomes structure; sound becomes form.

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