"Sophronia; Il Cristo Degli Cervice [The Saviour As Woman II]"

"Sophronia; Il Cristo Degli Cervice [The Saviour As Woman II]" 24"x18". Phil Barrington, 2014. Polielettronica print from Colour Transparency with dyes & debris. Edition of 3.

"I have long had a theory that the popularity of Christianity has always depended on its appeal to the sadism of its adherents. The exceptional should be crucified, saith Society; and somehow everyone suspects (in spite of all arguments to the contrary) that if there is a God, he may be exceptional in some way. So the figure of Christ crucified becomes the figure of the dangerous exceptional alien — suitably defeated. 'Only a suffering God can help', said Bonhoeffer, licking his lips." Celia Green.

Sophronia; Cervixianity [The Saviour As Woman III]

"Sophronia; Cervixianity [The Saviour As Woman III]" 24"x18". Phil Barrington, 2014. Polielettronica print from Colour Transparency with liquids. Edition of 3.

“Conventionality is not morality. Self-righteousness is not religion. To attack the first is not to assail the last. To pluck the mask from the face of the Pharisee, is not to lift an impious hand to the Crown of Thorns. These things and deeds are diametrically opposed: they are as distinct as is vice from virtue. Men too often confound them: they should not be confounded: appearance should not be mistaken for truth; narrow human doctrines, that only tend to elate and magnify a few, should not be substituted for the world-redeeming creed of Christ. There is – I repeat it – a difference; and it is a good, and not a bad action to mark broadly and clearly the line of separation between them.” Emily Jane Brontë.

Charlotte B; Mourning State With Deathmask

"Charlotte B; Mourning State With Deathmask." 18"x24". Phil Barrington, 2014. Distressed Polielettronica print with acrylic paint. Edition of 3.

“My sister Emily first declined. The details of her illness are deep-branded in my memory, but to dwell on them, either in thought or narrative, is not in my power. Never in all her life had she lingered over any task that lay before her, and she did not linger now. She sank rapidly. She made haste to leave us. Yet, while physically she perished, mentally, she grew stronger than we had yet known her. Day by day, when I saw with what a front she met suffering, I looked on her with anguish of wonder and love. I have seen nothing like it; but, indeed, I have never seen her parallel in anything. Stronger than a man, simpler than a child, her nature stood alone. The awful point was, that, while full of ruth for others, on herself she had no pity; the spirit inexorable to the flesh; from the trembling hand, the unnerved limbs, the faded eyes, the same service exacted as they had rendered in health. To stand by and witness this, and not dare to remonstrate, was pain no words can render." Charlotte Brontë.

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Charlotte B; Wearing Sister Emily Jane's Deathmask

"Charlotte B; Wearing Sister Emily Jane's Deathmask". 20"x15". Phil Barrington, 2014.

Polielettronica print from colour transparency with dyes & debris. Edition of 3.

"Dec 21st, 1848. Emily suffers no more from pain or weakness now. She never will suffer more in this world. She is gone, after a hard short conflict. She died on Tuesday, the very day I wrote to you. I thought it very possible she might be with us still for weeks; and a few hours afterwards, she was in eternity. Yes; there is no Emily in time or on earth now. Yesterday we put her poor, wasted, mortal frame quietly under the church pavement. We are very calm at present. Why should we be otherwise? The anguish of seeing her suffer is over; the spectacle of the pains of death is gone by; the funeral day is past. We feel she is at peace. No need now to tremble for the hard frost and the keen wind. Emily does not feel them. She died in a time of promise. We saw her taken from life in its prime. But it is God's will, and the place where she is gone is better than that she has left." Charlotte Brontë.


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"Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos; Decisions" by Phil Barrington (2014).

"Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos; Decisions". 24"x18". Phil Barrington, 2014. Polielettronica print from colour transparency with liquids. Edition of 3.

"The Ladies Three, The Fates. Daughters of fair Goddess Night, Three aspects of the moon in flight, The Moirae, phases of thy lunar dates". Trimmer.

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FEMALES (in life & with death) - A new series by Phil Barrington. 2014-2015.

FEMALES (in life & with death) - A new series by Phil Barrington. 2014-2015.

Photographic studies of females from mythical, reimagined historical and contemporary times; strength, resilience, despair, gender and sensuality.

From ancient Greek mythology to the Victorian era, the Golden Age of Hollywood up to contemporary times, "FEMALES (in life & with death)" is a regular series of mixed media mood pieces - many photographs developed through the use of slides and negatives placed over organic textures and liquids.

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Experimental Photography Workshop at the Norwich Forum (Feb 22nd 2014)

I'm honoured to say that I shall be conducting an experimental photography workshop for young people (including City College students) for the Norwich Millennium Library at the Norwich Forum on February 22nd 2014.

As part of the class structure I shall be taking along a suitcase of strange and mysterious props from my studio archives for the class to experiment a whole range of photographical ideas on throughout the day.

So, if you're mooching around Norwich on that date and spot a young photographer wandering around with a broken Edwardian clock, replica human skull or prosthetic limb in their hands, you'll now know why.

Phil B.