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Martin Basher

b.1979

Master of Visual Arts: Columbia University, New York, USA

Martin Basher - I'm The Only Hell My Mother Ever Raised

Oil and acrylic on board

I’m The Only Hell My Mother Ever Raised

At the heart of Martin Basher’s work is a desire to question our everyday behaviour toward the environment. In I’m The Only Hell My Mother Ever Raised, a garishly coloured dance floor in the middle of a pine plantation is empty, the mirror ball almost still twirling, the music fading.

Essay

Dimensions: 1145x692mm