I See a Red Door

Red-painted text reading “I SEE A RED DOOR AND I WANT IT PAINTED BLACK” stencilled on a black door set into a brick wall.

Across contemporary cities, words, images, and symbols surface on walls, signs, and bridges. Some are political. Some are intimate. Others are fragmentary or already fading. Together, they form a fragile record of how people continue to mark space – to say something, or simply to be seen.

I See a Red Door considers these markings as brief cultural encounters rather than fixed artefacts, attending to what appears momentarily in public space before weather, time, or authority intervenes.

The work is guided by curiosity and attention as I wander afoot. Living with PTSD, it channels hyper-vigilance into something positive and creative, encouraging me to leave the safety of home and engage with the world beyond it. I work as an observer and recorder, pausing with what I encounter.

I See a Red Door is an ongoing study of trace, memory, and the human need to leave marks, even when they do not last.