Land of Opportunity

Land of opportunity











Although a reflection of the mood I was in, this is a reflection of most peoples lives in Britain. Used, manipulated, lock in a man made cage where we are told what to do and think, we believe we are getting a good deal, while in reality we are being starved of quality of life, told when and how long to work, and told when we are 'supposed to feel joy'. I was waiting in a local train station on the rundown, neglected side of Wakefield, West Yorkshire. The train station is awful, but because of how badly neglected it is, it is hard to not feel some empathy for it. Suddenly i thought to myself "you know you haven't made it in life when you are waiting for a train here!!", and as daft as that sounds , i then couldn't think of any other place in the nearby area where the piece of work i was just about to start would fit in better . (Wakefield kirkgate station February 2008)

If you find any other small drawings on trains, pubs or bus stations by 'humans in cages' its me, i'm not trying to hide my true self, i'm unbelievably bad a that kind of thing!. But the name 'Humans in cages' is of relevance and importance to my work.