...'Showtime'

Contortion of Body and Mind

 These are a few photographs I took of a contortionist pefoming outside of the National Gallery. It was most interesting to me the way in which the performer embodied the role of both the puppet and the puppetier with such violence.

Visit to... The National Gallery April 2015

As the Final Major Project approaches, I thought it best to observe some of the classical Renaissance paintings featured in the National Gallery. Interestingly, I gained the most inspiration in travelling to and from the gallery, and took the opportunity to document what took place between the gallery visit. I came across many street performers, where a hard reality was sharply contrasted to the humour which laid the foundation of the entertainment. What caught my attention however, was an experience on a bus returning from the gallery. Sitting at the front of the  bus was a man in deep conversation with the empty space beside him. The absolute clarity of his delusion was not only poignant, but strikingly beautiful; he sounded as if he was reciting a lyrical verse of poetry. Having been so lucky as to have witnessed this, I began to think about the clarity in madness, and the projection of the inner voice onto the outside world.