A Woman Holding a Liver
Couch, Amanda (2017) A Woman Holding a Liver. [Exhibition/show, Performance, Printmaking]
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Description/Abstract:
A Woman Holding a Liver is a contemporary manifestation of the ancient ritual of haruspicy or liver divination. The piece for ‘Acts Re-Acts 4’ was in two parts: the first, an introduction to the history of liver divination, and the contextualisation of divination in relation to chance strategies in art, and then a divination of a lamb’s liver.
In the foyer gallery, there was an exhibition in which The Liver Models 2017, a series of monoprints taken directly from lambs' livers.
Item Type:
Art/Design Item
Date:
17 March 2017
Material:
live performance, lamb's liver, powerpoint, paper, pencil, monoprints: water-based ink on Chinese paper
Measurements or Duration:
1 hour
Locations / Venues:
Location
From Date
To Date
Wimbledon Space, Wimbledon College of Art, London, UK
3 March 2017
4 March 2017
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Depositing User:
Miss Amanda Couch
Date Deposited:
11 Dec 2017 15:20
Last Modified:
04 Mar 2022 04:30
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8344-9668
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