Hand-printed and stitched; cyanotype print on recycled bedsheets and pillowcases. unframed.
93 × 128 cm
‘Vanitas 5’ was made specifically for Eileen’s recent solo show, ‘The Endless Turn and Return’ at The Arc City Space. It was a response to Eileen’s studio garden and the surrounding cemetery, now nature reserve, of ‘The Gatehouse Studios’, where she has her darkroom. This wild and beautiful place provides a constantly changing tapestry of seasonal plant life in.cluding fragile bluebells and snowdrops in the spring
Her large, hand-stitched fabric piece reflects the ‘Vanitas’ tradition of 17th-century Dutch still-life painting and was a style of work that was a visual representation of philosophical ideas about the nature of life, referencing the transience and impermanence of earthly existence. The word ‘Vanitas’ derives from the Hebrew ‘Hebel’, which translates literally as ‘breath’. Created at a time of great social uncertainty and anxiety, they seem a fitting reference in our current climate.
Price includes postage and packaging, and unless agreed otherwise, will be Royal Mail Tracked 48 Service. For other options, including non-UK destinations, please use the contact form.
Hand-printed and stitched; cyanotype print on recycled bedsheets and pillowcases. unframed.
93 × 128 cm
‘Vanitas 5’ was made specifically for Eileen’s recent solo show, ‘The Endless Turn and Return’ at The Arc City Space. It was a response to Eileen’s studio garden and the surrounding cemetery, now nature reserve, of ‘The Gatehouse Studios’, where she has her darkroom. This wild and beautiful place provides a constantly changing tapestry of seasonal plant life in.cluding fragile bluebells and snowdrops in the spring
Her large, hand-stitched fabric piece reflects the ‘Vanitas’ tradition of 17th-century Dutch still-life painting and was a style of work that was a visual representation of philosophical ideas about the nature of life, referencing the transience and impermanence of earthly existence. The word ‘Vanitas’ derives from the Hebrew ‘Hebel’, which translates literally as ‘breath’. Created at a time of great social uncertainty and anxiety, they seem a fitting reference in our current climate.
Price includes postage and packaging, and unless agreed otherwise, will be Royal Mail Tracked 48 Service. For other options, including non-UK destinations, please use the contact form.
