Nobody

This is a pop up show hosted by Athen B Gallery

Nobody is a show based on the life of Alvin Morris. A few years ago I painted a mural in Atlanta. I used a portrait of a random image I found on the internet as a reference. Months later I received an email from a man biting the original photo. This was Alvin, the person I had painted. The wall had been published in a magazine and his sister recognized the photo. Alvin and I kept in touch and thought of the idea of making a film about him. This show takes place in Oakland, California.

Alvin Morris was born on October 2, 1970 in Tulare, Calfornia. His father was a farmer, alcoholic, and non-religious. His mother was devout Jehovah’s Witness housewife. He started playing music at a young age and moved to San Francisco when he was 24. He struggled with alcoholism and has been sober for 6 years. He plays music, does photography, works at a butcher shop, and takes care of his niece, Zoe, the center of his world.

This show is composed of the film “Nobody”, a documentary, a bust and a series of paintings based on Alvie’s memories. Portraying his life as a precedent in paying homage to mundanity and quotidian life. A tribute to everyday people.

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Bio: Axel Void (Alejandro Hugo Dorda Mevs) was born in Miami in 1986 to a Haitian mother and a Spanish father. He was raised in Spain from the age of three, where he was strongly influenced by classical painting and drawing. Axel Void has been in contact with graffiti writing since 1999. He studied Fine Arts in Cádiz, Granada, and Sevilla, and based himself in Berlin until moving to Miami in 2013. Currently living in New York.