all works are charcoal on paper 82 x 56cm
It is a design classic, its
simplicity of form perfectly matches its function. It is
cheap
and everyday, mundane, yet
increasingly essential. Routinely used, seldom perused,
the condom is an exquisite
paradox; a barrier which enables people to get as
physically close as possible.
This suite of drawings
takes this simple still life object and makes something of
an icon of its pure circular
state. Through various typeset errors and
mis-registrations, the crude
stencilling accompanying the images produce oblique
references to the psychological
manoeuvring,
emotional confusion and communication
shortfalls implicit in sexual
courtship.
Though these messages
perhaps reflect a certain world-weary cynicism regarding the
rituals
of love, I hope that the pictures
may
elicit that same knowing smile which greets the
emergence of a condom fresh from
its
package.
Glenn Ibbitson February 1995
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