PAST Martin Golland

PAST Martin GollandOil on canvas 11 x 19. 5 Inches, Framed 2026 The Calling the light series is an attempt to summon a glimmer of light through the fog of the daily news. These works are stills from movies that do not actually exist. To construct these scenes, Estrada references stills from apocalyptic science fiction films, with dark, ominous skies hanging overhead. The "subtitles" are phrases Estrada underlined in whatever book he happens to be reading at the time. In

As I handled the textiles

such an electric colour

I began to investigate liminality - the sense of being between things - by exploring liminal places

rust sediments and various natural materials

Oil pastel on paper

oxides and glaze

blue and black

hazardous air quality

drifting softly

spirituality and language as represented through the missing fragments revealing exposed flesh areas

The smooth areas of the figure make four forms that seem to intertwine

7 x 7 x 10 inches / 18 x 18 x 25 cm