Cyclic Patterns

Here are two pieces of work I intend to include in my exhibition at ArtSway in September.

There are two cyclic patterns going on. One reveals the ritualistic movement of a funeral, as a large tribal gathering form sub groups, waiting their turn to form a ring round a coffin, itself protected inside a wigwam structure. The other circle is of a much faster but sometimes more erratic ritual. It shows a gathering of youths, as they spin round a rooftop on their skates, to the sound of techno beat.

Both shots depict scenes in Guizhou, China, neighbouring to Sichuan, where I will now visit in October/November. The two shots were made on the same day, at least 7 hours apart. One high up a misty mountain range. The other, down below at the valley, a sun drenched market town.