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\"dogsincars_280\" I was once left in a car at a young age. I don’t know when or where or for how long, possibly at the age of four, perhaps outside Tesco, probably for 15 minutes only. The details don’t matter. The point is that I wondered if anyone would come back. It seems trivial now but in a child’s mind it is possible to be alone forever.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Around the same age I began to feel a deep affinity with animals \u2013 in particular their plight at the hands of humans. I remember watching TV and seeing footage of a dog being put in a plastic bag and being kicked. What appalled me most was that the dog could not speak back. Its muteness terrified me. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The images in this series explore this fear of being alone and unheard, both in relation to myself and to animals in general. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n
When I started this project I knew the photos would be dark. What I didn’t expect was to see so many subtle reactions by the dogs: some sad, some expectant, some angry, some dejected. It was as if upon opening up a box of coloured pencils I was surprised to see so many shades of grey inside.
Martin Usborne<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.martinusborne.com<\/a><\/p>\n

MUTE: The Silence of Dogs in Cars will be exhibited at the PrintSpace Gallery
from 22 October – 9 November 2010.
The PrintSpace
74 Kingsland Road
E2 8DL<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.theprintspace.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n