Drunk on a Rock

Drunk on a Rock is an acrylic on wood panel painting part of a series in development for the upcoming Con-fluent exhibition at Pataka Museum & Art Gallery (21 Feb - 12 April 2026). The Con-fluent exhibition is a collaborative project between local visual artists and poets. For this occasion I hooked up with Charmaine Thomson who is a published poet and for our research we delved into the concept of “domesticated Minotaur”, the deeper, symbolic meanings of Labyrinth, and the role of red threads and ropes as a pathway to sexual and spiritual liberation. Drunk on a Rock is an artistic response to Charmaine’s poem Bound for Dinner – a poetic expression of the feeling of being stuck on a rock, drunk, adorned by snakes and enjoying the tumble of feelings, without complaints. For the artistic form I sought inspiration in the traditional Japanese art of erotic images in which the white bodies of the subjects engage in highly sexual activities and positions.