Bare your bones

15 March - 14 April 2012

'You'll bare your bones you'll grow you'll pray you'll only know
When the light appears, boy, when the light appears'
– extract from When The Light Appears by Allen Ginsberg

'This is coming of age? Facing that we're not like the dreams we have of ourselves? Unsure of our choices in life? Unable to ever be perfect? Even our heroes are lost and our ideas of adulthood are a fraudulent myth we've unconsciously inherited. Why not just stay in a world of infantile fantasy? Maybe forever even?' – Mike Mills

BARE YOUR BONES is an introspective collection of work exploring disenchantment during the transition from whimsical youth to responsible adult. Whereas some accept this transition, many resist it for a period or indefinitely, but the merciless nature of time isn’t kind to such individuals and is usually the motivation behind eventual submission. How does one 'grow-up' without losing the magic of a youthful spirit? The exhibition alludes specifically to the experience of the artist herself, and to that of misfits and bohemians. Works include reverse-glass paintings and a combination of reverse-glass with ink drawings on wood.