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| Katie Duckworth | ||
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am particularly interested in the way people react to and curate their
objects at home. The owner has chosen the objects on the mantelpiece;
not only for their personal pleasure but also as an audience pleaser,
and they have been arranged by that person into the most interesting
compositionpossible. To me this resembles the common man's version
of contemporary sculpture. Our desire to collect objects and hoard them around us causes seemingly normal people to amass vast arrangements of pig ornaments, misshapen teapots or Nazi memorabilia. Others buy in bulk items in unrelated fields from eBay or car-boot sales with out any use or place to display then. The collecting of objects and their positioning around the home is used as a way of staking out territory, defining ones personality and flaunting personal success. However obsessive collecting has a darker side and can be detrimental to concerns of comfort, safety and hygiene. This sort of compulsive collecting often stems from a longing for substitutes and derives from a desire to hold onto memories in the face of the loss of a loved one. [Visible image] 'Conjoined Twins' Dino = 30cm high, 20cm wide [Rollover image] 'Conjoined Twins' Ears = 15cm by 15cm |
