Signed, numbered limited edition: Lina Iris Viktor: Mythic Time Catalogue and Cowrie Shell

Catalogue to accompany the exhibition Lina Iris Viktor: Mythic Time / Tens of Thousands of Rememberings and beautiful bronze wax cast cowrie shell, 24 carat gold.

Viktor's new group of sculptures, made in response to the Museum, create a fascinating dialogue with Soane’s own collections of antiquities and art. Viktor's paintings and works on paper reveal the ways in which, like Soane, the artist brings together fragments from multiple periods and cultures, from ancient Egypt to medieval illumination and indigenous Australian art.

Featuring contributions from Ekow Eshun, Ben Okri and curator Louise Stewart, this catalogue explores how Viktor's often labyrinthine work responds to the spaces and objects within the Museum. Also including images of the exhibition works in situ, this catalogue offers a more in-depth look into Lina Iris Viktor: Mythic Time / Tens of Thousands of Remembering. 

• Published by Sir John Soane's Museum, signed by the artist 
• Edition size 50
• 120 pp 
• Clothbound
• Hard Cover
• 14.5 x 20cm
• Limited edition cowrie shell on book cover

Cowrie shells are a recurring motif within Viktor's work in Mythic Time / Tens of Thousands of Rememberings. Used as a form of currency as early as the 14th century on Africa's western coast, cowrie shells were traded for goods and services in many parts of the world. This series recognises cowrie shells as precious and sacred symbols, warding away evil and offering good luck and prosperity to the holder. The artist uses them as protective amulets that she keeps around her studio. These brass cowrie shells have been gilded by hand with 24 carat gold leaf. 

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