State of the Art

Stock-taking. Or taking stock.

As ever the brain runs faster than the hand. So a pile of partially completed drawings and a queue of half-written blog posts.

Breathe.

Thanks, Claire... I think.

Seeking consolidation in one direction (for now, today, this week), the PLAGUE DOCTORS WITHOUT A PLAGUE (LOOKING FOR THE DYING) have taken centre stage. And that's ok. Groping after a visual language for the 'monstrosity' of the masses and the monstrosity of tyranny the plague doctor is a fertile image, combining a legacy of courage and folly and horror (imagine that looming over your sickbed), with older resonances of carrion birds, righteous martyrdom and scientific knowledge in the midst of social chaos. So, as of right now, there is a set of 6 drawings sketched out, all featuring the same Plague Doctor-esque characters, all of which will get priority in getting finished.

The moths and grotesque children and clones and barcoded people and all other works-in-progress will go on the back-burner.

And now back to finishing those drafted blog posts....