The Story of Stripes and Dots (Chapter 5)
Taylor’s exhibition at the Fogo Island Gallery followed on from his two-part residency with Fogo Island Arts in 2010 and 2012.
about The Story of Stripes and Dots (Chapter 5)
A number of the works presented in the show derive from the time he spent on Fogo Island. For instance, the photo series and video work, Lichen Voices (2013) presents two men throwing poses while dressed in stripe and dot pajamas, respectively. Manifestations of the artist’s ongoing work with an artistic vocabulary of stripes and dots, the two figures suggest an overlay of culture (straight lines and perfect circles; patterning and abstracted repetition) superimposed on a background of the lichen-clad rock formations so ubiquitous on Fogo Island. However, instead of dominating the landscape, Taylor sees his cultural avatars as controlled by the lichen, hence the work’s title: Lichen Voices.
