A maverick, mercurial presence in contemporary art from the 1960s until his recent passing, David Medalla developed a body of work that tested traditional relationships between object, museum, market and audience. This piece and the accompanying Homage to the Paris Commune – Montmartre Paris are examples of his impromptu performances and actions, performed either solo or with collaborators, and photographed by Medalla’s close collaborator and partner, Adam Nankervis. Descsribing the performances as 'micro-dramas and poetic plays', Medalla combined props with his own artworks, wearing distinctive clothing sourced from second-hand shops and fragile masks constructed from paper. These simple interventions illustrate the close relationship between play and whimsy, free association and the cultivation of the imagination that were a fundamental aspect of the artist’s rich and varied work.