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Safe as Houses

Louise Rice, 2003

This work features a fabric covered cabinet with the appearance of three blankets resting on it. The top and bottom blankets are actually made from mould blown glass forms while the middle blanket is a real fabric blanket. The artist has written 'I am interested in ideas relating to memory, loss and how we perceive our own past'. Purchased by the Art Fund with the assistance of the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation.

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Title of artwork, date

Safe as Houses, 2003

Date supported

2004

Medium and material

Glass & fabric & wool & wood

Dimensions

67 x 52 x 37 cm

Grant

1440

Total cost

1600

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