Stillness

The web gives us the world. Sight, sound and movement (no smell or taste though, which somewhat sanitises things). The past is there too. We consume history from a series of stills from photography archives.  Things happen, things move, we watch. 

We watch this movement while we are still. 

Past generations travelled and collected views of the places visited - either taking their own photographs, or buying postcards or photos on their 'grand tours'. The travel experience was fundamental and primary; recording it was a by-product.

This series of paintings is about our consumption of 'happenings' from our static position, and is based on images captured from the web. It's a work in progress. 

A selection was on show at SmallWorks 2016, Brunswick Street Gallery, from 15 May - 4 June, 2016.

Post script: Stillness #1: YouTube won second prize at the SmallWorks 2016 show.