Caravanserai

Caravanserai 'Caravanserai' is a traditional name for an inn or place of rest for journeying caravans. Pairs of paintings form a series of imperfect commemorative pieces, each half differing slightly from the other. It began with the caravan home of nun and art lover, Sister Wendy Beckett. The caravan of trapeze artist, Marion, from the film Wings of Desire, followed; then the home of David, an ex-farmer and art collector reduced to living in a caravan with his collection. Next came Rudi's trailer home from the film Bagdad Café and so on. While hinting at the dweller within, the paintings offer limited information to the viewer; merely suggesting ungraspable, individual narratives. (Although initially exhbitied as one piece, some of the caravan pairs have since been sold)