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Recent Exhibition at Upfront Gallery
My favourite gallery in Cumbria, Upfront, hosted my latest exhibition. My intention was to present all aspects of Egypt, both Ancient and Modern. Little did I know, however, that a revolution would break out in Cairo, just two weeks before I was due to hang the show. I had to quickly re-think. I decided to dedicate the reception area as a tribute to the wonderful people of Egypt, with images from Facebook that Egyptian friends had sent us. This led into a section on rock-art, and our work on the Eastern Desert Survey. Then on to images from the classic sites, deserts, and oases. I noticed a favourite with some of the men, were images of the abandoned WWII trucks in the Western Desert.
I also constructed several artefacts to give the whole exhibition a 'museum feel'. Upstairs, I had a video tower showing a looped film on 'Street Life' with a background track of street sounds, as well as portraits, and actual examples of dolls made by local children.
To advertise the exhibition, I did a short interview for BBC Radio Cumbria with Sally Moon. Which you will be able to hear as soon as I have worked out how to create the link!!
I do have an illustrated talk based on the show, that gives more detail and depth, should anyone or any organisation be interested. 
