Statement
Taken in the Costa Brava, Spain. Focused on the everyday life at traditional meeting points for the New World Order series. The consequences of COVID-19 will become far more reaching than we can envisage. Purposely reflective to show there are two versions of the truth providing a voice for the hidden realities and social injustices of the world. Interested in construction materials, its textures and layers exposing the beauty in imperfection. Revealing the forgotten and frayed edges of the action, the simplicity of the commonplace, the unintentionally over sighted. The juxtapositions and image associations aim to add a layer of ambiguity and improbability recording the changing environment we inhabit.
Artist Bio
Born in Dublin, Pablo Hughes is an art installer and multidisciplinary photographer based in Perth. While the themes of his work are universal and socially engaged, his subject matter is generally drawn from the country of his origin, Spain. Hughes’ practice is not exclusively photographic and includes installation, found objects and collage. After completing a B.A in Media Studies and Photomedia at ECU, Hughes’ work has received a number of photographic awards. His practice focuses on decay, the simplicity of the common place, religious iconography and the installation process. Solo exhibitions include Escape Artist, April 2015 at Heathcote Museum and Justaposition, March 2015 at Spectrum, currently showing Displaced at The Lobby. Recent group shows include Psychogeography, Bunbury Biennale and Stations of the Cross and a finalist in the Mandorla Art Award and the CLIP award at PCP.