The Zebra in the Room
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About This Work
In *Fallows The Zebra in the Room*, Chris distils the familiar idiom into a charged contemporary allegory, using the zebra as both optical disruption and cultural signifier. Through a refined interplay of pattern, negative space, and emphatic mark-making, the work tests perception: stripes become a visual stutter that draws the eye while refusing a single reading. Chris’s approach—at once graphic and psychologically acute—positions the “zebra” as the unspoken presence within social interiors, pointing to omission, complicity, and the politics of attention. Balancing conceptual clarity with tactile execution, the piece resonates with current debates around visibility and narrative control, asserting itself as a compelling statement within contemporary figurative and symbol-driven practice.
Zebra One Gallery
Contemporary Art • Hampstead, London
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