David Barratt - Hungry Ghosts London
Asian and London based works
Paul McPherson Gallery
77 Lassell Street
Greenwich
London SE10 9PJ

May 14th - June 1st 2007
Opening Party Thursday May 17th 2007 6 -9pm

HUNGRY GHOSTS

The Paul McPherson Gallery is proud to present Hungry Ghosts, an exhibition of groundbreaking, beautifully manipulated photographic images on canvas by the contemporary artist, David Barratt. The exhibition opens May 14 2007 .

In the Buddhist tradition, Hungry Ghosts are the spirits of greedy humans, who in the afterlife are forced to walk the earth with tiny mouths and huge empty stomachs forever unable to satisfy their desires. Barratt saw the flowering of a thousand skyscrapers across Asian city skylines as the new Hungry Ghosts, manufacturing endless desire which can never be fulfilled. He explores this modern manifestation of the ancient tradition in his series of digitally remixed photographs of the Bangkok, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, New York & London skylines. Rich in color and grand in scale, the work shows the cityscape in a new light.

Barratt has also composed a series of musical works, exploring the thematic of the Hungry Ghost myth, as part of the gallery installation. The work takes traditional Malay, Chinese, Thai and Indian melodies, and combines them with powerful modern rhythms.

ABOUT THE PHOTOGRAPHER

Hungry Ghost series has been shown in Bangkok and Singapore and is booked for New York in July 2007.

Barratt moved to Bangkok in late 2005 and his latest photographic work "Portraits/Monsoon Season" premied at Gallery f-stop in March of this year.

Originally from London Barratt worked New York music scene till 2004, writing jingles for commercial TV, film and underground New York fashion shows. He has written for everybody from the Sci Fi Channel to Coca Cola. He has also been DJ-ing the New York club circuit for years, and releasing his own music through various indie labels including 3 albums under the pseudonym "Yellow Note" and the critically acclaimed "Walking Down Memory Gap Lane" as Dubchek.

As a producer/ re-mixer/ songwriter, Barratt has worked with Robert Plant, David Bowie, Family Stand and Jeffery Osbourne, securing one platinum and two gold records. His music has been featured in the motion pictures Two Guys and a Girl, Forces Of Nature, Pretty Woman, Bedazzled and Sister Act.

In Spring 2008 Barrat’s audio Sculpture Karito will be exhibited at the General Assembly in NY

Barratt’s work can be found at www.davidbarratt.com and www.karito.org
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