64 projected slides show a personal collection of art historical and contemporary reproductions and objects on the theme of life, death and beauty.
In this 2009 work, 64 projected slides show a personal collection of art historical and contemporary reproductions (postcards, drawings) and objects on the theme of life, death and beauty, assembled in our studio. The slides propose a particular reading of the material through photographic framing.
Part of LIFE IS OVER! if you want it that took the familial experience of Edwin’s father’s death by assisted suicide in the Netherlands in 2000 as a guiding narrative, the exhibition project provided a discursive environment for production, presentation and reflection on the subject of life and death.
A range of issues around contemporary death were considered; how artists have interpreted death throughout history, how objects and images impact on people’s ideas about death and the role that art can play in mediating issues of life and death.
The designed environment combined projections, wall drawings, historical artworks, a public studio and an events programme, and merged practice, research and teaching.
Cooper Gallery, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design, University of Dundee, Scotland.