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The Acrobat

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The Acrobat

THE ACROBAT © ROBERTO CAMBI

“Circus is a funny old beast, because people want to be excited and thrilled. Though they definitely don’t want to see an accident, people want to feel that they might see an accident, so we have to walk a fairly fine line between, well, acting and perceived danger.” – Martin Burton, founder of Zippos Circus.

His quote captures the essence of Roberto Cambi’s portray of this aerialist mid-performance, swinging 30 feet above the audience with no safety nets or wires.

The performance of a trapeze artist is a balancing act between opposites – life and death, success and failure, reality and entertainment – but also an exploration of risk, trust, fear and expectations. For what is life if not a circus?

Oil painting on canvas.
50cm wide x 70cm high.

Bosch Vase

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Bosch Vase

A set of four vases inspired by the natural elements in Hieronymus Bosch’s paintings.

You & Me

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You & Me

Why don’t we like changes? We don’t just resist making them, we resist being changed.
The constant shift to adapt to different times and new circumstances is a vital process not just in our development as individuals, but also in the complex nature of human relationships. Yet most of the times it is fiercely opposed.
And what is supposed to be a nurturing environment becomes a stifling one.

YOU & ME is a double sided piece.
Hanging from the ceiling at eye level, it is an invitation to peep through the keyhole on either facet or to look at each other through this piece.
It represents the dichotomy intrinsic to every relation: you-me, love-hate, expectation-reality, past-future.

The nature of change is unattractive and beautiful at the same time. We fear what we don’t know, yet we long for better and brighter things.
There is a sort of dread – the anticipation of negative outcomes – caught in the barbed wire, but also a hint of optimism in those golden caterpillars.
Psyche is the Greek word for both a butterfly and the soul.
A gestation period carries the promise of a new beginning. It’s a period of maturation and development before reaching a new stage – from caterpillar to butterfly – when we can break free and fly with the change.
Hitherto there are two sides to every story and the truth usually lies somewhere in between.
As we curiously peer through the keyhole, we find out the deceit.
There is no flapping of colourful wings. No transformation has taken place.
Just the broken promise of hundreds of dusty caterpillars whose metamorphosis never happened.