Mark Thomas, ‘time/light’

Overview

There was once a shop not far from where Percolator Gallery now stands, in which I had an experience that simultaneously confirmed everything my parents have ever taught me about stranger danger, and increased my secret and rather silly adulthood sense of trepidation in entering unfamiliar stores on the Paddington strip. Imagine Hansel and Gretel meets high-end vintage dress shop and you’ll have an idea of the traumatic experience that I underwent (I was actually locked in a shop by a cranky op-shop lady while she berated me and shoppers like me who come in to browse but not buy). Rest assured that particular store is no longer there, and gone with it, the idea that browsing is not allowed.

Despite popular opinion, commercial art galleries are among the best places to browse and Percolator Gallery is no exception. Percolator is a rental art space available for hire to emerging and established artists, and this month Mark Thomas’ beautiful photographs provide the drawcard to passing shoppers and foodies.  Although Thomas’ photographs themselves are well worth a special trip into Paddington, I won’t tell anyone if you also take the opportunity to pop into Sassafras for some ricotta hotcakes afterwards.