Rehearsals for Retirement

Part of "In Memoriam" a body of work comprising several videos shot entirely within the virtual world of the Grand Theft Auto video game. Solomon transformed Liberty City the ersatz metropolis based on New York City in which the game is set into a reflective space of stillness: devoid of players full of melancholy nostalgia loss grief and instances of compelling poetic beauty. This work was created in response to the passing of Solomon's lifelong friend Mark LaPore at the age of 53 on September 11 2005.