'‘I’m looking for liminal moments, things which were pivotal in a certain condition. Often, some things are obscure or unknown, moments which represent a turning point in history but are little understood,' Douglas explains over video chat. 'Somebody has been obscured by the winner of history, and it is the rest of that moment which I'm looking at.'
He looks for moments in history that can represent a lost truth of that specific time. 'Often I'll have been trying to find an analogue between the visual representation in the installations and the condition I'm trying to represent, certain ideas for visible mechanisms and protection strategies that have no real purpose. I then come across a subject that I find interesting and realise that is the perfect thing for this idea. I can put those two things together and work for that.'
Image: Stan Douglas, Overture: In which Convicted Brigand Captain Macheath is Transported to the West Indies Where He will be Impressed into Indentured Labour (detail), 2024Inkjet print mounted on Dibond aluminium
150.5 x 301 cm
59 1/4 x 118 1/2 in
© Stan Douglas
Courtesy the artist, Victoria Miro, and David Zwirner
October 8 2025
