Seamless Spaces (2000)
In Seamless Spaces, the homeless community becomes a subject and reference point for notions of belonging, in an expanding framework where physical space replaces the iconography of past allegories. Actual vagrancy is portrayed as a metaphor for our more collective condition of spiritual homelessness. Themes of difference, exposure, alienation and separation are explored, yet ultimately, in our collective experience, the greater value declared is sameness, not difference.
Antoinette (1999), 50 x 46 inches, oil on linen
I Am (1999), 50 x 46 inches, oil on linen
Wheeler (2000), 77 ½ x 55 ½ inches, oil on linen
The Odd Couple (2000), 96 x 46 inches, oil on linen
Wheeler Headband (2001), 3 x 3 inches, oil on linen on hardboard
Sweet Mout (2000), 6 x 5 inches, oil on linen
Street Smart (1999), 10 x 5 inches, oil on linen
La Trinity (2000), 8 x 7 inches, oil on linen
The Labasse (2002), 27 x 3 inches (9 panels, each 3 x 3 inches), oil on linen on hardboard
Raw Material (2000), 6 x 5 ½ inches, oil on linen
Cottoning On (2000), 10 ½ x 9 inches, oil on linen
Listen Hear (2000), 8 x 6 inches, oil on linen
Carlton R.I.P. (1999), 10 x 10 inches, oil on linen
Abigail’s Grey Scale (2000), 24 x 4 inches (8 panels, each 4 x 3 inches), oil on linen on hardboard on metal stand