1997 EDGE OF THE FOREST

 “Edge of the Forest” was the first of 4 installations created in Colombia. 12 paintings join together in a square 360 degree configuration. The viewer finds themselves in an exotic garden with a house on one side and the rain forest on the opposite side. It represented Damian’s choice at that time: to stay in the life he had grown accustomed to or to venture into the unknown.

David Hockney visiting “Edge of the Forest” at Bergamot Station in 1996.

Forest of Statues in the outdoor studio

Lewanne and Cosima and the puppies in the outdoor studio

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Elwes family In Colombia

Forest of Statues I, 1996

Forest of Statues, VIII, 1997

Fallen Tree, 1996, 118 x 136 in (300 x 346 cm) at Richard Salmon Gallery in 1997

Lewanne, Cosima + Aubrey

Damian’s studio in Santa Monica