The work started late in 2019 with the idea of a single candle in the cosmos representing my son Luke’s departure. I had picked up the fact that we are all made of stardust and return to the stars at the end of life. It is a huge comforting idea and I needed one for the grief I had. I started looking at the moon at night and the idea of being ‘in the shadow of the moon' came not as a literal idea which is hardly possible, but as humans we know very little about the complexity of the universe and are insignificant, watching from the shadows. I have just read that about every 750 years the moon, sun and the earth line up in a total solar eclipse, and we are in the shadow of the moon, only for a few minutes. The works are diorama assemblages. I have used many materials with some having lights which come on with a remote.

I'll be taking private groups through my show, please contact me to arrange.

I look forward to seeing you soon.

Merrick