I first used newspapers in 1969 as part of the process of thinking about the 'everyday'.Bath Works, Berlin 1974 continues this exploration further - the head as a sensory receptacle is masked by the day's interpretation of the news. Like an ideological imperative applied to the head.It was made in private - the idea being that the photograph would become the work in public.The photographer was a friend and collaborator, Leslie Haslam, also a long term resident in Berlin who died in the last few years.
Stuart Brisley 2013