I have worked at the OBS Studio in 2024 and 2026. Each time it was in support of an exhibition in Tavira. The studio was established by Barto dos Santos my mentor and professor at the Slade. It has lovely to be able to inherit the space he created if only for a few months.
My anger and frustration at the situation in Palestine has required i say something about the war crimes being committed there I made this in Montreal in late 2019.
This is a nice small example of the work that will be included the exhibition in Tavira. The working title of the show is “the waters edge” and wants to explore that idea of our relationship with ourselves, one another, and nature at the waters edge.
I have enjoyed looking at media where we see people facing the waters edge. Two influences have been the movie the “Swimmer” with Burt Lancaster … a masterpiece, under acknowledged film about the male psyche and the art of Eric Fishl which is such a visualization of the ideas and mileu of John Updike
And me in the amazing OBS studio. It is amazing to be able to work in the space my mentor at the Slade created. What an opportunity!!
