"The presence before him was a presence" (Henry James) is a neon text written in reverse, continuing Walker and Walker’s series of works fabricated in neon. These works are often hung facing windows or only seen clearly as a reflection. In this case, viewing the neon sign in the black mirror opposite it reveals the words ‘the presence before him was a presence’. This phrase is taken from The Jolly Corner, a short story by the American writer Henry James in which the protagonist is confronted with a ghostly alter ego. This ghost represents the different paths he could have taken in his life, and consequently, the different people he might have become. #walkerandwalker #immadublin #henryjames #thejollycorner #blackmirror #mirror #contemporaryart #modernart #reflection #novel #presence #ego (presso IMMA - Irish Museum of Modern Art) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz-oizNi4yg/?igshid=csjo9stx41xf
