the little tragedies
In 2010 I took part in an exhibition in Pushkin House , part of the Russian Cultural Attache , it consisted of four pictures , three of which were based on the colours of the Russian Federation flag . At the time I turned it into a little book , but when I tried to upload it into the online book maker “Blurb”, I failed miserably . Fifteen years later I had another go , and it worked .
Well so I thought . Unfortunately the book did not work very well , I’d got the inside gutters , and a couple of other things wrong , so I rejigged it . Low and behold it works . So here it is , 15 years in the making , “the little tragedies” . You can view it as a PDF , or if you are so inclined buy a copy through “Blurb” , the individual prints are also available .
Several of the people in the picture are no longer with us , Anna Paczuska , Martin Duncan-Jones , and Anna Alcock . It is my first artwork that included Anna Alcock , and the first one ever that her son Joshua appears in . I think it was her passing that spured me onto getting the thing made . I have forgotten who some of the people on the boat are , so if you recognise yourself , please let me know .
