Psoriasis.
- Essen, Tamsin van
- Date:
- 2011
- Reference:
- 3198546i
- Part of:
- Medical heirlooms.
- 3-D Objects
About this work
Description
Pink slip cast ceramic vase with white 'crazing' glaze representing psoriasis.
Publication/Creation
[London], 2011.
Physical description
1 vase : slip-cast earthenware ; 18.5 x 14 x 14 cm
Series
Contributors
Copyright note
Tamsin van Essen. All rights reserved.
Reference
Wellcome Collection 3198546i
Exhibitions note
Exhibited in 'Skin' at Wellcome Collection, London, 10 June 2010 — 26 September 2010.
Exhibited in 'Being Human' at Wellcome Collection, London from 5th September 2019.
Notes
"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.
Ownership note
Purchased by Wellcome Collection from the artist in 2010.
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Where to find it
Location Status Access On ExhibitionNote