Today I visited the camp with my friend Deev, a sculptor. I’ve been invited to put on an exhibition in our local town on the theme of Rivesaltes. Instead of a solo show, or something purely information-giving, I’ve decided to show all the collaborations I have made on the theme.
All the work is wall-based, apart from the sound-art – so I thought I’d ask Deev to make a sculpture from found objects at the camp.
It went well and he took away a fallen wall section made from reinforced concrete – in three parts joined with iron bars. I’m looking forward to seeing what he does with it.
The light today was extraordinary, brilliant sun and dark sky, the atmosphere was very still. Sitting quietly, reflecting on the heavy weight of the past, I took a few more photos of the huts.
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I’ve just been Skyped by two monks from Douai Abbey in Berkshire – I offered them four large paintings (1.80m x 2m) some time back. They are stored in my wife’s parents garage in Hampshire following a show in London a couple of years ago – it seems such a shame for them not to be seen.
I decided that they work best in a meditative environment rather than a gallery – we used to spend time at Douai Abbey when we lived in England, a real escape from the chaos of life. We are still in touch with one of the monks and he was pleased I contacted him. The taste of the community is quite traditional, but they were open to my ‘memory of nature / land with a history’ meditative textural pieces.
They are hoping to hang all four together which will be phenomenal – reminiscent of the Rothko Chapel? I’m so pleased they are going to a good home.
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