Babble Tower: The life raft of language Print

Domestic Dystopias are a series of paintings that take a dark and humorous look at our lives at home. There are evident classical references in composition and colour. The gesturing figures and cherubic small children with washing machines and televisions tell everyday stories -with a twist. This painting also features a 'babel tower' and some subtle writing. It is more surreal with less classical reference than many of the other paintings in the series - with a flying mermaid, a bath, and lots of crazy babies or 'putti' causing chaos. These paintings are politically motivated and come from personal experience. There is light and dark, ambivalence and invisibility in mothering and 'home work' - stories that are often not shared in Western ideal-critical culture.