Nicosia

The Old City of Nicosia is unique in many respects and since the Turkish invasion of 1974 it’s probably the world’s last divided city. In many ways it has been caught in time and provides a snapshot of the styles and texture of the seventies. I visit it regularly and although it is now being rapidly redeveloped (there’s a huge Zaha Hadid project going on there) and much of the seventies feeling is disappearing, the intertextuality on the walls and surfaces of the old city is extremely active. It has provided me with much inspiration and material for my work and I always look forward to time spent there.

The Nicosia collages are a continuing series of collages on canvas using material from the walls of the Old City.
Evolution of a Poster and Evolution of a Poster 2 are both perfect examples of the amazing communication that continues on the streets.
Cosmos I was photographed in a derelict building in a back street near the Green Line.