In 2009 it seemed a good idea to print on glass because the instructions on the bottle of photographic emulsion I had bought stated, "Can also be printed onto metal, ceramic and glass." So I made collages, photographed the collages, then printed them in black&white onto the photo emulsion painted on glass. Finally, paint added to the the back of the glass made the photo more readable. This was the series Ephemeron where ages of jungle, city and jungle again are layered in a single picture. Then asked to do a series of male nudes, the process enabled me to take photos of sculptures in the Louvre and make them come alive amongst the tourists by my retro-painting them with fleshy colours. This
This is the first time since 1998 that I take the initiative to mount an exhibition myself. Sometime soon I will have to leave my present studio in La Courneuve which is huge and has excellent storage. Not knowing what space I will find next, this show aims to lighten some of my extensive personal collection of framed works. So its intent is nakedly commercial but as I advance in the selection, a quite neat little retrospective is taking shape. Infinite thanks to Alec de Lussanet and Jean-Eric Le Coniac who are lending me the Wunderkammer design showroom for four days in April.
Opening 17 March is the exhibition Fin Feather Fur at the In toto Gallery, Johannesburg. Curators are Megan Kidd and Jacques Michau.
Currently participating in the Visual Arts part of the Woordfees festival at the Oude Libertas and GUS galleries. Exhibition curated by Louis Jansen van Vuuren. Show ends 23 March.
