TARGET
charcoal pencil and acrylic on grey paper 43x59cm
oil on canvas 60 x 89.5cm
oil on canvas 52x77cm
acrylic and oil on canvas 98x138cm
charcoal pencil and acrylic on grey paper 43x59cm
watercolour 43x59cm
charcoal pencil and acrylic on grey paper 43x59cm
Target: shape-shifting
A suite of works on paper inspired by the counter-intuitive concept of ‘Dazzle Camouflage’ which was employed on some allied shipping during the Great War, and more rarely, during WWII; not to offer concealment but to make it difficult for the enemy to estimate the target’s range, speed, and heading.
Here the figure is partially concealed by a target pattern projected across a room. This simultaneously alters spatial cognition and yet signals a human presence by interpretation of the modified pattern.
The concentric rings may also be read as a sight or target. The individual under surveillance; vulnerable, every move monitored and recorded…
Here the figure is partially concealed by a target pattern projected across a room. This simultaneously alters spatial cognition and yet signals a human presence by interpretation of the modified pattern.
The concentric rings may also be read as a sight or target. The individual under surveillance; vulnerable, every move monitored and recorded…