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Portraits
Arca I, London, England / Barcelona, Spain
Arca II, London, England / Barcelona, Spain
Arca III, London, England / Barcelona, Spain
Arca IV, London, England / Barcelona, Spain
Arca V, London, England / Barcelona, Spain
Arca VI, London, England / Barcelona, Spain
Arca VII, London, England / Barcelona, Spain
Arca VIII, London, England / Barcelona, Spain
Arca IX, London, England / Barcelona, Spain
Remote Portraits
Arca I, London, England / Barcelona, Spain
Arca II, London, England / Barcelona, Spain
Arca III, London, England / Barcelona, Spain
Arca IV, London, England / Barcelona, Spain
Arca V, London, England / Barcelona, Spain
Arca VI, London, England / Barcelona, Spain
Arca VII, London, England / Barcelona, Spain
Arca VIII, London, England / Barcelona, Spain
Arca IX, London, England / Barcelona, Spain
Remote Portraits

I have always been slightly jealous of painters – Francis Bacon for example – in their practice of painting either from memory or from a photograph. Either way, the person (the sitter) was not present in front of the artist while making the work.

In the early 2000s, I explored the process of filming a person and then photographing the TV during playback a day or two later with varying results. During Covid I revisited the practice but this time live over Zoom. I am energised by this way of working because it is a contrast to the traditional photographer and sitter meeting face-to-face. I keep exploring.

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