18/05/2026
‘Hide n Seek’ by .pls
Acrylic on Canvas
60cm x 91cm (24”x36”)
2026
Cameron tells us a little about the piece……
“This work draws on the visual language of classic Western cinema, filtered through the physical comedy of The Three Stooges and Mr. Bean - shows I grew up watching with my Papou. Their influence surfaces in the tension between drama and absurdity, where confrontation becomes performance and humour undercuts expectation.
At its centre, a cowboy confronts a figure disguised as a cactus, caught in a moment that feels both theatrical and playful. The “finger guns” gesture replaces violence with mimicry, transforming what could be a standoff into something closer to a game. This creates a sense of ambiguity - are we witnessing a duel, or a childlike game of hide-and-seek?
By blending nostalgia with surreal imagery, the painting explores how memory reshapes genre. The familiar tropes of the Western are softened, disrupted, and reimagined through humour, inviting the viewer to reconsider ideas of tension, identity, and play.”
