Ed James, my most recent signing, has produced a chilling and intriguing body of work entitled “Murder Weapons”.
These are still life studies of everyday objects that have been used to commit a murder.
I love the way Ed has kept his representation of these often surprisingly mundane objects, simple and uncluttered, thereby keeping the focus on them and so helping to create intrigue and a desire to know more of the backstory behind how and why they were used.
Rather than describe them, here is a link to an article about the work that has appeared in the Mail :