In the midst of the Covid pandemic risk and reward of choices are heightened and what might be normally fairly prosaic activities now take on a new dimension.

Top row - Going out. In this grouping the shadows have morphed into dark discordant frames that surround and threaten four usually pleasurable activities. 

Lower row - Staying home. A horizontal row of four images, in warm muted tones, show the corner of a kitchen. Subtle overlays on each hint at daydreams rather than actual outings. 

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Self-actualization and self-preservation are two faces of the urge to live that pulse through all our days. How to thrive when the pressure is on?

During a pandemic, should we stay at home, safe and snug watching shadows move across the kitchen wall; or should we participate more fully and choose to risk it? How to be, or not to be?​

Group Show: Time Warp, MerakiArtists, The Corner Gallery, Stanmore, May 2023