A NEW exhibition is set to open exploring identity and relationship dynamics… set to the music of a legendary singer.

Local artist Henry Davis is bringing his Sweet Caroline 1969 exhibition to Burnham Museum next month.

The exhibition unveils his photographic portrait series exploring the interplay between identity and relationship dynamics and is set to the music of hit musician Neil Diamond.

The American singer-songwriter is one of the most famous musicians of all time, selling more than 130 million records worldwide.

The series of six portraits shot by photographer Alan Powdrill shows Henry Davis enacting different female characters, each one accompanied and named after a specific Neil Diamond song.

Davis uses many mediums in his work, including performance and film and in his first Burnham exhibition Dead Reckoning in February this year, he showed sculptures that were inspired by Cardinal Buoys used as navigation markers for sailors.

A keen sailor himself, Davis relocated to Burnham from London in 2021 and set up his studio in the picturesque town.

Always looking to work with other creatives, for his second show in Burnham he teamed up with London-based photographer Alan Powdrill in this new body of work.

Davis, who is gay, is not drawn to drag but wanted to explore the sometimes complex female friendships he has experienced over the years.

Although frozen by the medium of photography, he considers the portraits to be live performances - acting out some of the co-dependant friendships he has had with women that have often left both parties confused and hurt.

Davis says he has used the tracks of Neil Diamond in past performances to try to communicate "the abject, the complex, the inexpressible, the repressed", so it made sense to him to use them once again.

A spokesman said: “Join Henry Davis at his exhibition ‘Sweet Caroline (1969)’ and look and listen to each of his dramatic creations.

“Headphones are provided alongside the artworks to give visitors a sensory experience as they regard each of the artists’ inventions. Davis will be available throughout the show.”

The exhibition is open daily from 1pm to 7pm from November 17 to 20 at Burnham Museum.