Story of Simon Birch
People often ask about my inspirations and how I developed @the14thfactory. This is my story...
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During chemo I still managed to put on one big show, assuming it would be my last. It was hard work to complete as had lost too much weight and had such low energy and was often in pain. But it was a very focused group of work.
The show was a combination of paintings, installation, and performance. 'This Brutal House'.
It sold well, I think people thought I would die so the value would increase, last chance to get a Birch painting. The money funded my treatment. My health insurance wouldn't pay, bastards!
You'll note two self-portraits amongst the pictures, the only ones I've ever done. The fish tanks were an installation of a hundred Siamese fighting fish, they attack each other when out in the same tank. And there were people in costume and masks that would perform repetitive movements every few minutes.
