Psychedelic Rabbit

In 1953, Walter travelled to Europe to learn about new farming techniques. But he was hugely disillusioned: a victim of discrimination and racism, he struggled to survive and his physical and mental health were severely affected. The colour of his skin and his roots became an obsession. Returning to the Caribbean in the 1960s, he eventually established himself as a photographer. 

In his cryptic notes and memoirs, and through his small paintings, often made on damaged materials, he reveals a complex world where fiction and autobiographical reality intermingle. Like Alice, Frank Walter meets a psychedelic rabbit in this painting. Through his painting, and his imaginary self-portraits in particular, a collection of which is held by the Pinault Collection, Frank Walter travels through time and alters the course of destiny, escaping into a fantastical epic.