Where I get waylaid by a painter at a sculpture show… At this years Sculpture at Hill View there is a lot to see : set in the gardens at the the former vice regal summer retreat of NSW Governors (from the 1880s to the 1950s), this substantial party house on a hill is a splendid venue for hosting art events. I was there for the sculpture – and so much good work to see- spilling out of the pines, around terraces and finishing with the vista-backdrop of Sutton Forest . This is a very generous exhibition space and the ever changing garden makes perfect for revealing the artworks as you stroll about. Inside the main house the exhibition continues and this year Justin Pearson’s work dominated the walls. So much so I was stopped in my tracks. How long has this been going on ? Look at these enigmatic pictures ! I dont really know Justin that well but here are a series of works, so intriguing, I found my mind tumbling with associations of Blake and Dante’s Inferno and Opera and John Percival ceramics and Daumier drawings , the Swiss symbolist Arnold Böcklin and even the video game Samorost – I had that special experience whereInside Justin Pearson’s Mind Palace …