Early Afternoon hypha-marble-arch It’s hard to say where

It’s hard to say where the pressure comes from — whether it’s internal

the unbearable friction between closeness and pain

This is a surreal painting set in an imaginary landscape with a fantastical creature sitting on a rock

emerging from thoughts on silence as a mode of listening

Early Afternoon hypha-marble-arch It’s hard to say wherePart of an ongoing series of paintings referencing the visual language of vintage queer publications. Each work depicts male figures in a state of undress within ambiguous interior settings. Their faces are usually obscured, hinting at the tension between anonymity, confidence and desire in relation to the body, thus producing images which invite multiple interpretations.