So Lilith's babies have turned jet black inside their 'incubation cell.' Not surprising given Lilith's long association the darker side of life. The birthing process is planned for the Summer Solstice.
Click to view my n ew photobook It's a mixture of shots from Lanzarote that have informed my work over the past few years, along with some more recent images from Berlin and Crete. Best to view the slide show in full screen mode and please ignore the sales pitch incorporated by Photobox
Excitement mounts this week as we prepare our studio space for the degree show. Having to pare down the vast mound of work accumulated over my final year to select a few pieces that best represent me in the small patch of space allocated has been an illuminating exercise. Displacement The theme of Displacement is represented in my work of the same name. My interest lies in new theories of the movement of civilisation from West to East in ancient times, traced through evidence in weaving patterns and cloth samples among other things. I was fascinated by similarities I noticed in ancient Japanese stitched symbols such as 'Hirayamamichi', a protective pattern sewn on the edges of a garment to ward off evil spirits, to Guanche cave markings and ritualistic stone carvings. The idea that traces of different cultures may be picked up along the way when people are displaced led me to make a composite piece where these could be brought together. Displacement in current times, such as...
As usual, my camera was kept busy during the trip and I have now completed a Photobook 'Otro Mundo es Posible' combining digital images created from shots taken during my trips in May and July, which can be viewed here: http://www.photobox.co.uk/creation/2012501830
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