Whisper in the Midst of Silence, in the window at APT Gallery, London. Selected by Liz May for her Personal Perspective
Liz May - A Personal Perspective
An exhibition of artworks chosen by Liz May to celebrate 18 years at APT
5 to 8 November 2020
The second lockdown forced APT to close the gallery to the public but this beautifully curated show was hung nonetheless. An exploration of the full exhibition can be found on APT’s website - here are some details of my works…
Whisper in the Midst of Silence
(2014-20)
Leonora sang like a butterfly yesterday 17.12.42
An image first discovered by John Fawcett on the upper reaches of the Great Limpopo River in 1913 but lost before it could be recorded in his journal.
It should never be assumed that the river on whose banks one is encamped is flowing in the direction one thinks. Rivers flow downstream but whither the stream? One should listen out for the sound of birds for they can provide useful clues to the tenor of one’s times. Yesterday a finch of some sort landed on the arm of my chair.
I wish you were here.
9.11.1925
Travelling trunk for Nikolai Przhevalski, 2012
Mixed media including leather, grass, steel and the bones of a horse.
