Went into see Johnstone's exhibition at the Custom House.
"New furniture has no character whereas old furniture always has a past. New furniture is always mute, but old furniture can almost talk. You can hear it talking about the good times and troubles it's seen" - Richard Brautigan, taken from Johnstone's gallery leaflet.
The sentiment of that I can connect with, especially with my recent works.
"You could say my work is about that old furniture. And there is another name for it- nostalgia... Johnstone continues to make work that occupies a space between old and new, complete and fragmented, hand-made and reproduced. He finds neutral territory and re-presents images and objects of the everyday in a way that brings new meaning and possibilities to the viewer." - extract from Johnstone's gallery leaflet
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