Paul Purgas at Southwark Park Galleries
The temptation to get to the bottom of something we don't understand is sometimes painful in its pursuit. It can often spiral into forms of hatred and conflict between people even with benevolent or mundane intentions. Cities like London are often called a "melting pot" of cultures, languages, races, and beliefs, but in using this terminology, a degree of tolerance and acceptance is assumed, one that is not only naively untrue, but then seems to neutralise the real beliefs and cultures that comprise of this pot. An excuse to not bother trying to understand different cultures and lifestyles, simply because we are a melting pot, where supposedly anything goes. Ultimately, to try and understand each and every culture would be an endless task, and one that could not ever be inclusive of the nuances and minutiae of what "culture" really means; they can differ on such a granular level that it would be an anthropological task that would last beyond a lifetime. Install
