Invisible Images
Last week I went to a private view of photographer Ted Duncan's work at the Foundling Museum. The exhibition is small, but almost unbearably poignant. It deals with the artist's examination of her own childhood, having been brought up in the care 'system'. I won't say a lot more, except that it is well worth a visit.The accompanying artists statement states that part of her reason's for showing this painful and honest work, is 'to inform those who have had a more conventional childhood.'
It would be hard to imagine a more appropriate exhibition space than The Foundling Museum. I was vaguely aware of the historical existence of the Foundling Hospital in the wilder regions of Bloomsbury. Although the actual hospital building was demolished in the 1920's (it was, incidentally, massive), the building on Brunswick Square was retained, and has now been extensively refurbished, reopening last year.
As well as temporary exhibitions, such as Ted's, they have a permanent exhibition of material pertaining to Thomas Coram, and the other two patrons; William Hogarth and George Friderick Handel. An interesting and thought provoking place.
http://www.foundlingmuseum.org.uk/
http://www.coram.org.uk/heritage.htm
posted by Lampy @ 6/14/2005 11:12:00 am
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