2023 - acrylic on canvas - two 48” x 48” or 122 x 122 cm pannels
The Trailing Memories series questions the paradoxical nature of memory which unlike the symbolic choice of colour, is not black and white! The artist paints a series of white patterns using a roller. They appear like flashbacks that seem to trail off into the distance. Their intensity and shape recede with every repetition like memory that fades with time. However, unbeknown to the casual viewer, the artist has denatured, altered and at times entirely erased some of the original patterns. Individual or collective memory can similarly be distorted whether by the simple passage of time, extraordinary circumstances like trauma, or intentional manipulation by external forces.
The resulting paintings may appear like electrocardiograms, Richter scale seismographs or a mix of stalagmites & stalactites all of which happen to be visual representations of life, the passage of time and imprints of memory.
2023 - acrylic on canvas - 47” x 39” - 120 x 100 cm
2023 - acrylic on canvas - 48” or 122 cm diameter
2023 - acrylic on canvas - 60” x 48” - 152 x 122 cm