Orpheus in Homebase and Other Images features a collection of text-images that explore the cyclical nature of existence, desire and recognition, amid the overwhelming and relentless commodification of everything. Drawing on images and texts created over the last decade, some of which are transformed through generative processes and some of which are placed in relation, the work begins with its titular poem, where the mythic figure of Orpheus (or is it someone else?) materialises in a South London DIY store, simultaneously infecting and enchanting consumer encounters – manifesting moments of longing, (mis)connection and fantasy. Blending the mythological with the quotidian, the project creates a space in which a pair of kitsch secateurs carries the same emotional weight as ancient lyre songs, and where the fluorescent-lit aisles of retail spaces are a place for jouissance in the mundane. Where, ultimately, all that we can ever know is what has been brought to the delirious recording surface that is modern existence.

Self-published booklet (zine), 60pp inc covers. Inner pages 115gsm gloss, outer pages 350gsm Colorplan. Includes text and image sequences. Edition of 25.

(Working title: The Circular Life and Death of Images)

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