The paintings and rubbings went up at Islington Mill in Salford, a joint show with the artist Sally Gilford. Five paintings hung in a row, and in the gap at their centre Sally’s dress, made from one of the rubbings, hung headless with its arms out over a low platform lit with candles set in a triangle.
It was meant as a quiet tribute rather than a homage. No portrait, no lyrics, just the same circling gesture repeated across a room and a dress made from it, marking a loss through the making rather than the likeness.
Part of the David Bowie case study.