Miniaturised high drama as the Danse Macabre is inverted. A fulsome female figure of above average acrobatic ability renders prone a skeletal foe. The face is turned away from the viewer and the floored adversary gazes up somewhat stunned at her. A modern trumpet hangs in the air perhaps having been part of a final unwanted serenade.

The nude woman's skin shimmers against the murkiness of the brown background picked up in shadow on her own body and the skeleton's. Elsewhere, darker greens are permitted a cameo with lighter hues embelishing the bones. The instrument resplendent in gold hold's our gaze before it falls to earth.

There is a powerful sense of motion. The strong lines of the lady's limbs are mirrored by the floored figure. Chromatically its right femur matches her sullied cream exterior. The rumbustious humour of resistance combines with a vision of our mortality.

In a scene from Hollywood's golden era, Hecate is invoked to bring forth a skeleton death squad who are met with a similar robust riposte as our protagonist delivers here. The final dance interrupted but only postponed - memento mori.

Part of a group exhibition 'Hecate: Reimagining the Greek Goddess' at Twilight Contemporary in London from 08 May to 31 May 2025.