It was an image that was in the back of my mind and of course, the origin of that deep seated memory is Edward Weston's obsession with textures

Using the elements of Dynamic Symmetry, the irrational number 1.618 or Phi (The Golden Mean) for the construction of a composition.

This are not a painting. I feel obliged to explain verbally these images: The original still life photograph is lifted, raised to another level, to another interpretation, a new reality. A curator placed this final interpretation in the realm of Magic Realism, a term which is commonly applied to literature, specifically Latin American fiction. And thus attempting to bridge the gap between traditional photography and traditional painting (the repetition of 'traditional' is intended)

The Grand Shaft Built between 1806-09 the Grand Shaft is a unique triple staircase at Dover. It was used by troops at the Grand Shaft Barracks and the Western Heights fortifications as a shortcut to the town below. The shaft is 140 feet deep and 26 feet in diameter. The three staircases built of Purbeck Limestone wind clockwise one above the other. In the centre is a light and ventilation shaft which is open at the top and has windows in the sides for the stairways. There are 200 steps altogether separated by several landings. At the bottom the three stairways meet up in a sloping corridor that leads to the Snargate Street entrance. By 1806 the construction of the shaft was underway. It was difficult to build particularly as the weather was poor making the earthworks in the chalk and clay dangerous. By 1809 the shaft was ready to use. At the time of its use the stairs were segregated: 1. Officers and their ladies
 2. Sergeants and their wives
 3. Soldiers and their women

Another image that floated past my imagination from time to time and finally has become a 'reality'... I wish to quote here what Megan Jean Duguid writes about this image: "Margate is truly impressive! greens deep, dark, creases and ripples brought forward through a fantastic play of light - but i keep returning here... floating, stilled, breathless - the birthing of a realm solidifying ..."

Following the rules of Dynamic Symmetry, a humble root vegetable...

An abandoned village in Spain...