Works on paper

The Last Garderner of Aleppo

Posted by Deborah Ann on Jan 9, 2017 in Works on paper

My picture ‘The Last Gardener of Aleppo’ was made in tribute to Abu Ward and his son Ibrahim, following the screening in 2016 of the Channel 4 News documentary, ‘The Last Garden Centre in Aleppo’, I can’t think of any medium more apt than paper – which is both robust and fragile – to depict this subject.

OTHER PEOPLE

25th September 2020

Old people are often perceived as alien or different, somehow unreachable – they are ‘other people’. Despite an expressed wish from many – old and young – for more intergenerational mixing, it seems as if the generational gap persists. I was trying to capture some of this in the image. This image evolved from many […]

BEYOND CIVVY STREET

7th August 2020

VISTA I

14th July 2020

IN THE LOOP

21st May 2020

HOW LIKE AND UNLIKE OUR PARENTS WE ARE

27th April 2020

About the current project

My current project is a self-designed, socially-engaged art project, called 'Age in the Frame', which grew out of work I'd been doing on age and ageing in the studio, and has now been running for a fascinating 12 months. See details in News and Posts to hear the recorded views of some of the participants, and see some of the early experimental work exploring the subject. A series of more developed images are now emerging.

Working in paper

Paper is both fragile and robust; it allows for colouring, layers, accretions, excavation; it can be ephemeral or solid; stiff or sagging, it rustles, creaks, peels, tears; it’s enduring and ubiquitous; it can be demanding, frustrating, delightful and affirming. Not much different to the human spirit. And the introduction of spray-paint adds another dimension to its character. It couldn't be a more suitable medium for the series 'Age in the Frame'.

Deborah Ann