Tales of the Suburbs Ina Rilke Mexico City

Mexico City

craving freedom whilst feeling trapped

’ he writes in a letter

and well beyond the ordinary domestic lyric

plugged-in anxieties of a post-Great Recession generation and the resources of traditional art history…Nelson’s compositions display the techniques and attitudes of a restless generation

Tales of the Suburbs Ina Rilke Mexico CityAs a boy growing up in the Black Countrydrained grey by Mrs Thatchers steely policiesJamie dreams of escape to a magical metropolis where he can rub shoulders with the mythical creatures who inhabit the pages of his Smash Hits. Although, his hometown is not without characters and Jamies life not without dramascourtesy of a cast of West Midlands divas led by his mother, Gloria. Her one liners are as colourful as the mohair cardies she carries off with