Reading Light, 2020 foregrounds the object nature of a reading lamp and through silhouette and amplification of light transforms it into an other-worldly form. Painted on a cloudy chrome background this lamp appears as an apparition or futuristic vehicle. With this work, Davis addresses the power of reading and the knowledge gained from the experience to liberate and empower previously hidden truths.

Dan Davis, b. 1978, Indiana, USA. Lives and works in San Francisco. Received an MFA in Fine Art from Goldsmiths College of Art, London, in 2004. Exhibitions include: 'LASIK,' Bass & Reiner, SF (2020) 'The Long Look,' Bass & Reiner (2019), ‘Either Those Curtains’, FOLD Gallery, London (2016), ‘ArtWorks Open 2015’, Barbican Arts Group Trust, London (2015), ‘Summer Mix’, Turps Gallery, London (2015), 'Sodium Vapour Night Light', FOLD Gallery, London (2013), ‘DKUK’, Ancient and Modern, London, (2013), ‘Octave’, Chisenhale Gallery, London (2012).