In the Shadow of the Barbican
In the Shadow of the Barbican
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In the Shadow of the Barbican.
Mixed media: spray paint and screen print on superfine cotton canvas in bespoke plywood frame.
125x80cm. 2022.
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A recurring subject in my practice, the Barbican estate provides both backdrop and atmosphere here. The work begins with my own photographs before evolving into a layered composition: a lone figure, eyes down on her phone, repeats across the foreground while other passers-by drift through the scene.
Rather than capturing a single instant, the image compresses a period of time — the architecture stands still, while the people move through its shadow. Spray-painted colours overlayed with screen-printed key lines anchor the geometry of the towers, anchoring the movement of figures within its concrete frame.
