t he gloves were photographed and collected over a period of one year. They therefore encompass all the seasons, include male and female, child and adult, and reflect activity ranging from work to play. These items of apparel have been lost, not discarded. They retain the reference to the absent body and express the gesture. They speak eloquently of loss, separation, abandonment, but also of energy, activity and life force. The emotional tone evoked is mostly poignant, with shadings ranging from pain and distress to hilarity at the antic energy trapped within. Overall, there is a sense of deterioration, the ending of usefulness and the sadness inherent in the decline, though tempered often by a strong touch of humour.
Inese Birstins Road kill
Inese Birstins was born in Latvia, grew up in Australia, became an artist in Canada, has exhibited in North America, Europe and Brazil.
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