The Ghost Paintings 1 - 4

Two sections from a four part work, each able to stand alone. Each is an intense exploration combining fragments of an encounter between characters in a narrative we cannot fully grasp, and shards of dialogue with images of people, interior spaces and locations pushed by the possibilities of digital technology to the point of abstract forms. Meanings rise to the surface and disappear, hints of emotional turmoil between the three or four actors dissolve into moments of painterly beauty, almost as if inspired by a Francis Bacon painting. And the analogy is not inappropriate as these characters also seem to be trapped in space and in existential dilemmas that we cannot fully fathom, just as are Bacon's twisted figures.