Legacies

Voorsanger, Jessica (2017) Legacies. [Exhibition/show, Textiles]

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Legacies

Legacies

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Creators:
Voorsanger, Jessica
Description/Abstract:

This piece of work consists of a large wall hanging that has been constructed with vintage, charity shop salvaged curtains and out-sourced tapestries. When combined they form a patchwork construct which acts as a locator for the nostalgic history that they [could have] embodied. Overlaying the fabric are sports action cards of the British Gold Metal winners from the Athens Olympics, 2004. They embody both the excitement and hope that the Olympics and achievement hold while simultaneously criticising the historically unsuccessful legacy of post Olympic site locations. A sort of bittersweet contrast. Also hanging from the top of the work is a large scroll of (mostly) tabloid newspaper covers from the beginning of the inauguration process for President Trump, and how like (most of these Olympic site locations) embody an unsettling and unknown state of what is to come. A gentle form of resistance in the form of fabric, paper, collage and safety pins. Hopefully safety in numbers will defend our freedom and joyful diversity in the future.

Item Type:
Art/Design Item
Date:
April 2017
Locations / Venues:
Location
From Date
To Date
Gestures of Resistance group exhibition, Romantso Cultural Centre, Athens, Greece
20 April 2017
30 April 2017
Schools:
School of Fine Art, Crafts & Photography
Related URLs:
Depositing User:
Ms Jessica Voorsanger
Date Deposited:
16 May 2017 14:56
Last Modified:
05 Mar 2022 04:30
Voorsanger, Jessica:
ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9712-2095
Art/Design Categories:
Exhibition/show, Textiles
URI:
https://research.uca.ac.uk/id/eprint/3359

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