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Gavin Leane
Several Days Hence, 2022
Photograph | Unframed: 59 x 42 cm; Framed: 69.4 x 52 cm
'A portrait of my father. He began a new life back in Ireland after living in Canada for 34 years. A recent cancer diagnosis and having his hip replaced were a reminder that life is fragile and time is precious. Seeing my father without his shirt while growing up was common and I had always seen him as a symbol of strength. Now, bare and fragile, I see his topless body as
a sign of beautiful vulnerability. He now sees me as I used to see him.'
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