Auguries of Exit hypha-gallery-camberwell and questioning how visual histories

and questioning how visual histories are retold

the painting evokes dislocation and quiet urgency

Semi-transparent burnt fabric reflects and filters light through fire-made lacerations and layered textures

rough teeth or iceberg-like forms sit on the horizon

reminiscent of lichens and mosses - the first pioneer plants to grow on rocky terrain

Auguries of Exit hypha-gallery-camberwell and questioning how visual historiesIn my work Auguries of Exit, I imagine a decadent banquet in a world already ended, a slow motion apocalypse disguised by excess, fantasy, and spectacle. Auguries of Exit arose out of Auguries of Innocence. William Blake envisioned a world where the infinite could be seen in the ordinary, where natures abundance reflected a cosmic order. This world was eternal and regenerative. Today, the natural world no longer seems to hold the promise of endless