When The Dead Heart Beats

Overview

When The Dead Heart Beats is the latest collaborative show of Alex Gillies and Murdoch Stafford.

Murdoch Stafford’s work generally graces people’s t-shirts, the album covers of great bands and sometimes a skateboard or two. His work at When The Dead Heart Beats won’t be on someone’s chest or being shredded beneath their feet, so you’ll be able to look at them properly and for as long as you like without freaking people out.

Alex Gillies makes woodblock images and relief prints, all of which he learned how to do from the old dusty books in his library. He did his first woodblock carving on a skateboard in May 2008 and hasn’t stopped making them since.

Separately they’ve been hard at work for the past six-to-twelve months on their own projects, over 20 of which will be shown at Nine Lives. However, the crux of When The Dead Heart Beats is a collaborative piece titled When The Demon Knife Weeps, themed around Japanese demonology and the world of the Samurai.

Image credit: Alex Gillies via Nine Lives Gallery