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julian rowe
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...the heart is another country

The Heart is Another Country grew out of my reading of Conrad’s "Heart of Darkness". The novel is an account of a journey into unknown territory in search of an extraordinary individual, the enigmatic trader Kurtz, an embodiment of civilised virtues in a savage land. When he is found, Kurtz turns out to have become a corrupt monster. On one level the book is a condemnation of colonial exploitation, but it has much deeper resonances. The Heart is Another Country might be imagined as the remnant of such a journey, a collection of objects plundered from a remote place.

The Heart is Another Country
2007. Site specific installation, 20-21 Visual Arts Centre, Scunthorpe.
12 cased sculptures in reservoir and polyptych in 12 sections
Wood, resin, cotton, jute, wax, wood stain, acrylic, water, pond liner, mixed materials
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