Bo Brindle

 Bo Brindle's “Lies Told” is a series of collages created simultaneously, each piece developing alongside the others through a constant process of layering, removing and rearranging. Rather than approaching the works individually, every sheet existed on his living room floor at the same time, allowing imagery, textures and phrases to move between compositions until they began to feel like one connected body of work.

"The exhibition sits within a feeling I’ve struggled to shake recently: how is it going to get better? Not in a purely pessimistic sense, but in the numbness that comes from constantly witnessing crisis, genocide and lies from a distance. The body of work is called “Lies Told”, taken from the phrase lies told with the practiced ease of an old thief — the idea that repeated dishonesty eventually becomes ordinary, both for those telling the lies and those hearing them."

Many of the phrases throughout the collages reference music and artists whose work speaks openly about injustice and disillusionment. Examples of creatives using their work to process the world around them and communicate feelings that can be difficult to articulate directly, which closely reflects what Bo was trying to achieve through these collages. 

"Over time, misinformation, empty promises and false narratives begin to blur into the background noise of everyday life. Even blatant lies can seem to pass without consequence once they become familiar enough. The work isn’t intended as an accusation towards those not reacting to these lies; if anything, it reflects my own frustration with how easy it can feel to become passive, overwhelmed, or unsure what meaningful action even looks like anymore."