Delighted my drawing ‘Tower’ will be exhibited in Fight Flight or Freeze, presented by Kafka Projects at Pictorem Gallery 8th - 25th May 2024.
Above: ‘Tower’, 2023, graphite on paper, 53 x 70 cm (including frame), £950
I'm delighted 'Tower' (above) will be exhibited in Fight Flight or Freeze, a group exhibition exploring instinct, agency and the existential angst inherent in our DNA. Curated by Kafka Projects, it promises to be a fascinating show, with work by many artists I admire.
The Private View takes place on Friday 10th May, 6-8pm, Kafka Projects at Pictorem Gallery, 383 Hoe Street, Walthamstow, London, E17 9AP.
If you would like to join us at the Private View, please contact me for further details. We’d love to see you there!
The show will also be open 8th - 25th May, Tuesday - Saturday, 10am - 5pm
Exhibiting artists include: Alexandra Blum, Alice Peillon, Aviv Benn, Belinda Worsley, Clare Wilson, Frank Hannon, Ian Whitfield, Jody DeSchutter, Johanna Melvin, Julie Caves, Karl Bielik, Linda Lencovic, Louisa Longstaff Scales, Maggie Nightingale, Matthew De Kersaint Giraudeau, Michele Fletcher, Mimei Thompson, Miranda Boulton, Patricia Pisanelli, Patrick Lears, Robbie Bushe, Rod Melvin, Sarah Barrett, Sarah Longworth West
‘Tower’ is part of the series of drawings made from my fifth-floor studio window, overlooking the ever changing industrial estate behind the Thames Barrier, London.
Scroll down to see find out more and to see close ups of 'Tower'....
Above: DETAIL from ‘Tower’, 2023, graphite on paper, 53 x 70cm (including frame), £950
The pigeon flew through my field of vision at an early stage of the drawing....
Above: DETAIL from ‘Tower’, 2023, graphite on paper, 53 x 70cm (including frame), £950
From that point on, it felt as if I were drawing the entire landscape in relation to that fleeting glimpse of its body as it instinctively twisted in flight, skimming past the facade of the building.
Above: DETAIL from ‘Tower’, 2023, graphite on paper, 53 x 70cm (including frame), £950
It was drawn over several weeks...
Above: DETAIL from ‘Tower’, 2023, graphite on paper, 53 x 70cm (including frame), £950
My hope is that the drawing has become a trace of the many transient, yet very specific, observations I made within the space I was surrounded by.
Above: ‘Tower’, 2023, graphite on paper, 53 x 70cm (including frame), £950
Here's a reminder of the whole image. I hope you will be able to drop into Fight Flight or Freeze to see it.
Image credit: Mimei Thompson
Don’t forget, if you would like to come to the Private View on 10th May, please contact me for further details. Hope you’ll be able to drop in and see the show!