ROGER PALMER - BLOODSTREAM / LAZARETTO

BLOODSTREAM / LAZARETTO: two soft-bound artist’s books in a single slipcase published in a limited edition of 200 copies. Overall size, 200mm x 280mm.

BLOODSTREAM presents a sequence of 32 duotone images and 32 colour paintings.

LAZARETTO comprises 40 colour images plus 40 colour paintings.

The River and Firth of Clyde are the principal focus of these series of photographs. Historical references, including industrial growth and decline, colonial expansion with its reliance on slavery, and markers of wartime loss, contribute to images that present evidence of C21st decay, regeneration and seasonal variation. Adjacent to the photographic images, small paintings add further dimensions through subtle variations of simple motifs that point to historical as well as recent quarantine restrictions.