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| Leaven’s Freedom |
"He does not come speaking on behalf of anyone who will come after him as if he is a kind precursor, a kind of John the Baptist. His speech consists of the words any viewer puts on his tongue; it does not speak unless it speaks with our interpretations. Nothing is more silent than a Macri portrait, and Leaven’s Freedom is noisy with the volubility of unheard languages. We hear in the silence whatever language we speak, the unspoken desires and mute blasphemies as we seek to embrace the dusty head and wash away the sands of sorrow, rake our fingers through the hair, and search for sparks of revelation in his dark down-turning eyes."
~ Kenneth Radu, (Out of the Desert He Rises: Distress and Macri’s Leaven’s Freedom)
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"Radu's language not so much describes your portrait but ecstatically and eloquently celebrates your art in all its manifestations. One thing I think he missed is the resemblance the portrait suggests to me of Enkidu of the Epic of Gilgamesh, the legend upon which much of Genesis is based. I won't give you or Radu any further clues except to send you this link. See if this myth sheds any light. Even if you see no connection to this portrait, you may find the Epic of interest in framing future projects. But I presume too much. You are probably quite familiar with that period. As a lighting technician I am always fascinated with how you light your portraits. In this one you seem to be looking down and into the dark and yet drawn to the light simultaneously."
~ Bob Boldt (American artist, writer, poet, film/video maker)
Leaven’s Freedom, 2016
Photography: Chromogenic C-print
56 x 56 cm
