Solo show
Material
Sculpture, installation, drawing, photography, collage
Information
The Sleight of Hand Bureau for Emancipated Touch is inspired by medical écorchés. For the exhibition in the small collections room Traci Kelly removes the usual protective layers from all the drawers to reveal the inner structures and contents. The open access thoughtfully undermines the interdiction of touch attached to museum collections and invites tactility. Each cabinet is approached thematically and as a collective body of work. Historical female characters inhabit the work through arresting imagery and parallel narratives.
Influenced by Chatsworth House, Derbyshire; the work is installed in cabinets acquired and placed by Pablo Bronstein for The Small Collections programming conceived by Abi Spinks.
Exhibited
Nottingham Contemporary: The Small Collections.
Nottingham, UK; 2015. Curated by Abi Spinks
Photo credits
David Severn