Marks in the River of Time
Drawings and Paintings
Videos
Installation – Metro Hall
Installation – Wychwood barns
Starting in 2005, I made portraits in triplicate of everyone in my life. – friends, family, colleagues, my piano teacher, my financial advisor — 79 in all. For each I did a charcoal likeness, an abstract painting and a video.
For the abstract paintings, I imagined the space between myself and my subjects, and painted the love unique to each of them.
For the video portraits, I asked each person to talk about loss in their lives and how it changed them. I had them bring in some music, which became their soundtrack, and a gift for me.
The work was exhibited at the Wychwood Car Barns, and in the Metro Hall Rotunda. 2010.
Three of the project participants, all close friends, have since died.
RIP Kent Biggar
RIP Dayne Ogilvie
RIP Nena Hardie