Ichthyosis.
- Essen, Tamsin van
- Date:
- 2011
- Reference:
- 3171742i
- Part of:
- Medical heirlooms.
- 3-D Objects
About this work
Description
Ceramic slip cast porcelain pot with embedded stained earthenware elements representing the genetic skin disorder Ichthyosis, in the form of a white jar with a cracked surface.
Publication/Creation
[London], 2011.
Physical description
1 vase : ceramic porcelain ; 11 x 9.5 cm
Series
Contributors
Notes
Cast from a plaster mould and fired multiple times. Earthenware parts are put into the mould before casting, so they became embedded in the body of the piece.
"The surfaces and shapes of these vases each suggest a different health condition that can be inherited: the spots of acne, the brittle bones of osteoporosis, the rapid cell division of cancer or the flaky skin of psoriasis or ichthyosis. Just as we might inherit a family vase, so too might we inherit these 'medical heirlooms'."--From Being Human exhibition caption.
Title provided by the artist.
Reference
Wellcome Collection 3171742i
Exhibitions note
Exhibited in 'Being Human' at Wellcome Collection, London from 5th September 2019.
Copyright note
Tamsin van Essen. All rights reserved.
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Where to find it
Location Status Access On ExhibitionNote