THE MADONNA & CHILD SERIES

A series of works looking at the relationship between mother and child

Madonna and Child

H 99 cm x W 104 cm X D 3CM Appliqued with recycled fabric and hand-stitched upon a stretched canvas frame A19 year old girl - possibly married, although this is not certain. At a very young age, she has already lost two babies to pneumonia. Her predicament is a hard cruel vicious circle. The mother’s gaze is almost mesmeric, however the child’s gaze is also engaging and intriguing; he or she is gazing as intently as the mother – but away to the left, towards something outside the image, completely ignoring the photographer (and, by extension, the viewer). This image is based on an original photograph by the Australian photographer codenamed kalsang35 on Flickr.com.

Madonna and Children

H 99 cm x W 104 cm X D 3 cm Appliqued with recycled fabric and hand-stitched upon a stretched canvas frame The original picture was taken by Glenn Losack MD (follow link to website here and to original photograph here) in Delhi, India. A young woman begging with her children in the streets of Delhi. She is looking at her baby with compassion. Sorrow in her eyes share us a glimpse of her suffering in silence. And the child is reaching out – for what – food or love?

Madonna and Child II

Private Collection

Madonna and Child III

H 57 cm x W 57 cm X D 3cm Appliqued with recycled fabric and hand-stitched upon a stretched canvas frame Dhaka has thousands living rough, taking shelter in every possible space and here we see a mother and child sleeping on the street in the middle of the day, in the diplomatic area of Gulshan. This compelling and emotional picture was originally photographed by David McKee who spent two years in Bangladesh. Private Collection