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Collections Set Conversation Piece by Christine Borland Life and death, absence and presence, innocence and guilt play a role in Christine Borland's work. Borland has worked intensively with the police, forensic scientists and medical experts, creating a strong relationship between science and art. Set Conversation Piece is part of a body of work in which she explores genetics. The skull of an infant is positioned ready for birth position in its mother's pelvis. The two are permanently linked by the same blue painted decoration. This skeletal tattoo visualizes the genetic pattern in a family, in the same way patterns on pottery are repeated through services and used to identify their date and the factory which produced them.
The blue hand painted decoration is copied from 18th century Liverpool pottery. The ships are shown sailing from Liverpool carrying emigrants, sugar, slaves and commemorate Liverpool's power as a port, an industry that has now almost disappeared. The piece is part of an edition which includes four other patterns which includes those taken from Chinese ceramics. Christine Borland (born Darvel, Scotland in 1965) studied at Glasgow School of Art and then at the University of Ulster in Belfast and in Berlin. She has had a number of one person and group shows throughout Britain, Europe and Germany and New York. These include: The Venice Biennale, British Art Show 4, Manifesta, Turner Prize Exhibition, Tate Gallery, From Life, Glasgow, Tramway Gallery. Her work is in numerous private and public collections including The Arts Council of England and Aberdeen Art Gallery. This work was purchased with support from The Wellcome Trust. 1+1=1
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