In 2009 I visited the Venice Biennale and bought a tacky postcard of scenes of Venice, thinking that it might prove useful for a project. I found it a few years later and decided to do an exact painting of it, and the bag it came in. I liked the idea that something could look cheap and pretty much worthless but would have been painstakingly created with great care and over a long period of time. I also liked the idea of creating such a visually tacky piece of work inspired by my time at one of the world’s best known biennials; creating a piece of work that reflects the juxtaposition of the high art of the Venice Biennale and the objects sold to tourists as souveniers of Venice, which are often gaudy and kitsch.