Alice Miller

Sitting somewhere between a glowing coal and a neon light, each painting seems to simultaneously absorb light and emit one of its own. Alice draw parallels between the idea of religion and the hedonism of the night-time social scene, playing with archetypes of light and dark employed by both: rich shadow lures the viewer in, while light often obscures more than it reveals.

Figures are held by the detached eye of a phone camera. A fragment of time expands over the painting’s surface as small scale keeps the rest of the story just out of reach. Visible tension in expression and gesture gives way to an underlying sense of unease, but reality always manages to slip from the grasp. We edge into the scenes, unsure if we are friend, guest, spectator or voyeur.