In the first national lockdown, my daily living was akin to the state of being becalmed at sea. Without momentum I found myself at the mercy of cross currents, inhabiting the 'doldrums' (or 'unwise tantrums’) where there is a dangerous tendency to lurch between extremes, pulled high and low by the tides.
For me, this alien trajectory mirrored the transient nature of agency, generosity and containment present in collaborative partnerships and family relationships, a subject I have been repeatedly circling since 2014.
Consequently, this collection of images explores; cluster, isolation, visibility and communication.
Becalmed
adjective
1. (of a sailing ship) To keep motionless for lack of wind
Family Portraits / 30 x 23.5cm
Masks / 30 x 23.5cm
Exhibitions
The Exhibition is hosted by West Yorkshire Print Workshop at Project Space 2, Piazza Centre, Huddersfield 26 Sept- 31 Oct 2020
West Yorkshire Print Workshop have created a short film about the exhibition ‘A View by Simon Poe’.