Rush Hour

The surges of movement and the flickering speed, confrontation and chaos of Rush Hour crowds can cause anxiety for many, but for Mark Willcox it can often be overwhelming. This body of work is an attempt to recreate the disorientation he sometimes feels in coping with sight impairment in the maelstrom of busy cityscapes.  His approach is rooted in concepts that are inherent in Chaos Theory. The artworks interpret passages of time and are unique in that they can never again be recreated at the scene of their origin.  His creative process does not follow an accepted notion of what photography is, but explores transformational qualities that can be achieved in the photographic capture of light, to create something from everyday circumstances that can be felt or experienced but not necessarily seen. It could be described as a visual alchemy derived from transitory, fleeting events. The Rush Hour work was exhibited to great critical acclaim during the Liverpool Independents Biennial in 2008 - Liverpool's year as European Capital of Culture.