Leachim Nadiresh “Public House of Cards”

Leachim Nadiresh “Public House of Cards” February 2009 Leachim’s artwork focuses on public houses and their role and function within British society, often charting the decline of this role. These installations utilize a collection of European beer mats and other bar paraphernalia from the 1970’s and 1980’s, drawing on nostalgia for a time before alcohol came to represent aspiration and sophistication and was instead seen as a simple enhancement to everyday life. Each of these displays serve as a very obvious metaphor for the fragile nature of the public house in today’s fragile economic and physical environment. The Last Gallery Llangadog Wales www.thelast.org.uk