Blink into the Darkness by Vicky Lindo and Bill Brookes

“Blink into the Darkness is an instruction at my yoga class, it means to awaken but to do it gently so as not to shock ourselves with the bright lights. It could be seen as something negative as a dark place is often a place no one would like to go to, we would rather stay in the light. Blink into the darkness has a simple poetry that conjures so much imagery and potential meanings, by rejecting the temptation to understand the literal meaning I can respond intuitively and embrace the uncertainty. The imagery on the cats is inspired by the narratives found on ancient greek vases, maybe at first glance the girls are in despair but they are finding comfort in closing their eyes. Mum is there with wise words, a rainbow and a cup of tea.”