'Fence, Path' and 'Path, Fence' (both 2017-18) are two oil on board works which were selected as part of the Annual PS Mirabel Open Exhibition (Manchester) in August 2018.

These paintings reflected on a specific site north of Glasgow, in which parallel red blaes paths ran at either side of a chain link fence. Previously a football pitch (with a surface comprised of the typical Scottish red cinder), the site has now become overgrown, with the distinctive blaes surface now being covered in grass and weeds.

The parallel paths now exist as red lines traced at either side of the metal, chain link fence. At one time the fence represented a barrier between two different pitches, separating two different games or areas of recreation. Now however, it offers up a slightly odd scenario, where attention is drawn to a space in which two distinct paths head in the same directions, lines in space which are certainly used (as no ground cover grows there) but which are kept apart by the often unnoticed barrier weave of the chain link fence.

These 2 works were selected by jurors Ruth Owen (Chapel Gallery), Matt Retallick (Turnpike Gallery) and Jason Thompson (2017 PS Mirabel award winner).

This blind-judged event featured work by 52 artists, including Enzo Marra, Garth Gatrix and Louisa Chambers. These are practitioners of significant national and international standing and this exhibition, an important part of the art calendar in Manchester, is well-respected in the artistic community in the UK.

Twice as Nice: 30 June - 11 August 2018
http://www.psmirabel.co.uk/