Street Art

"The narrative implicit in each portrait is also evident in Street Art, a curious name, wherein the black hoodie functions as a cowl with its religious significance, say a monk, or potential disguise if some form of criminal activity is intended, or simply shelter against the wind. If I look at it long enough, I imagine a seed pod like that of a milkweed, opening to reveal growth within, as if the head of the artist is about to emerge from the silent depth of creation, a symphony of significance that calls to mind Beethoven‘s magnificent Ninth Symphony composed when he was in fact deaf to the external sound of music. And yet, I sense that the head can just as easily be receding, as if retreating from exposure into its own private cell of consciousness. The hood, the pod, will be zipped up to enclose it utterly, an introvert’s dream or a claustrophobe’s nightmare."


Street Art, 2024
Photography: Chromogenic C-print
58 x 58 cm