- David is one image of a series reflecting the stark realities of life on the streets while also hinting at elements of hope and humanity.
David is an addict who sleeps on the streets and lives day to day trying to fund his addictions through crime. He is consistently shunned and alienated by mainstream society. David has developed a lack of trust in 'the system' and finds himself isolated not only because of his circumstances but increasingly because he no longer believes there is any real help for people in his position.
I have used graphite powders, pencils and charcoal powder to create a bleak and dark feel for this image reflecting a look of defeat in the subject’s face. I have used newspaper collage in the background with various words that hint at the issues of lack of housing and homelessness. My intention was that the collage surrounding the subject would create a claustrophobic feeling of being trapped by circumstance and the difficulties of finding a way back into housing and being accepted by the rest of society.