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little boxes
will you come back to me?
Good evening. Or morning, or whatever it might be where you currently are. Here are two new screen prints from the Slowly Downward Manufactory; 'Little Boxes' and 'Will You Come Back To Me?' Both of these pictures were originally made following a probably ill-advised journey to Tokyo where I took lots of photographs and spent time in toyshops, where I think the idea for the crying Minotaur may have taken some inspiration. Ingredients for 'Little Boxes' included thermal fax paper, drawings of memories from bad dreams and a broken-down old typewriter, while elements of 'Will You Come Back To Me?' are from photos of various Tokyo underpasses and urban stairwells, as well as certain Tokyo interiors.
The crying Minotaur became a significant figure in my mind following the trip to Japan. I think I meant it to seem both tragic and kind of cute. I've written elsewhere about the mythological aspects of the Minotaur but I think I forgot about the cute, Tokyo toyshop side of it. I was really taken with the hundreds of little characters, the many creatures for children to play with and inhabit with their imaginations. Anyway, I ramble... So yes, two new prints made from work originally produced at the very turn of this fine, brave millennium! As ever, if you find yourself interested and might like to find out more about, or even perhaps buy one, do click the link below. Adieu.
 
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