Tamsin van Essen

Medical Heirlooms (9 of 12)

Psoriasis (detail)
MeLikey

Description

Exploring contemporary attitudes to disease and obsessions with perfection, Medical Heirlooms is a collection of ceramic apothecary jars that appear to have been affected by various hereditary diseases – osteoporosis, psoriasis, acne, cancer, syphilis. As heirlooms, the jars can be passed down through the generations of a family in the same way as the medical conditions: a legacy of ill health.

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wow!

Posted 17 Feb 2010
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