At the Window

20 X 24 inch silver gelatin print.

Crabtree, August 1998

The idea was a mixture of watching my cats sit impassively at this window for hours, Boucher's Mademoiselle O'Murphy and one of those enigmatic figures from Magritte in the background.

I wanted the image to be largely timeless, which I think happens, but everyone has trouble with the male figure. I WANTED him to be stiff and aloof and not aware of being watched. It's the Patriarchy ignoring the feminine, intellect versus intuition, art versus science..... whatever you like. But please don't ask me again 'why doesn't he look at her?'