RETURN TO OLDER WORKS
AN HOSPITAL, 2003
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Four sets of 4 c-prints.
The Velocity of Drops, Operating Theatre
The Velocity of Drops, X-Ray Room
The Velocity of Drops, Staircase
The Velocity of Drops, Conservatory
Framed size H 62 W 62.
Edition of Three.
Photography: Alan Dimmick
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DESCRIPTION
Christine Borland's exhibition is inspired by the artist's research at Mount Stuart focusing on the history of the house as a naval hospital during the First World War, the botanical illustrations in the archives and thebroder context of collecting and collections.
The series of photographic works 'The Velocity of Drops' presents shattered watermelons as visual metaphors for physical trauma, and the vulnerability of the human body, within the ornate interiors of Mount Stuart. Each image is named according to the location's wartime use; the Conservatory as Operating Theatre, the Purple Library as X-ray room and the Drawing Room as Surgical Ward. Borland’s original impetus for this series of photographs was based on the exploration of forensic detection techniques where drops and splashes of blood left at crime scenes are measured and analysed in the hope they can assist in the reconstruction of an incident or a crime.
Extract from An Hospital Press Release