Damen Hirst’s Verity – Ilfracombe
Verity kicks up a storm
I finally managed to get over to Ilfracombe this week to see for myself the controversial character now dominating the harbour. It had been a lovely sunny morning, but as we arrived a weather front was creeping in fast.
After examining the ‘lady’ closely – the flayed skin revealing sinew and muscle, the womb cut open showing – ‘a bun in the oven’ amidst the blank stares and dropped jaws, embarassed children and Welsh pensioners making fun – I saw the edge of the clouds pass the statue and cross the sun.
At this point Verity became a bold and fantastic silhouette against a sky that also seemed to be disagreeing – good or bad, light or dark. The shot was there and my mind was made up. Superb.
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