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Kemistry Gallery / Big Easy.
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The 1987 film The Big Easy explores police corruption in New Orleans, where a lieutenant investigates a crime secretly perpetrated by himself.
Who keeps us safe from those who are supposed to keep us safe? This piece considers whether those in a position of power can be trusted not to abuse it. (Simple answer = no).
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Acrylic, etching, sanding, weathering on stainless steel.
Dimensions: 540mm W x 565mm H.
Edition of 1.
Now available at Infinite Objects.
Originally shown at Kemistry Gallery 3rd–15th Feb 2014.
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