Presence of a Fundamental Absence
EP-2019-7-4
Location: On Display in the Africa Galleries
From: Senegal | Philadelphia
Curatorial Section: African
Object Title | Presence of a Fundamental Absence |
Object Number | EP-2019-7-4 |
Current Location | Africa Galleries - On Display |
Provenience | Senegal | Philadelphia |
Date Made | 2019 |
Section | African |
Materials | Iron Ore | Animal Bone Fragment | Ceramic |
Description | This artwork is a powerful statement on collecting, representation, and display. By embedding found objects from Senegal into the very walls of the museum, the artists flip the traditional dynamic of a Museum deciding what artifacts are “worthy” of exhibition and how they are shown. The juxtaposition of disparate objects—from a tea kettle to bones to handmade ceramic artwork—speaks to both the place the artists are from and to the disparate materials acquired by this museum over time. |
Credit Line | Commissioned by Penn Museum, 2019 |
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