In A Box

HNC / HND Fine Art exhibition at Marble Hill House

February 2008in collaboration with English Heritage

Aya Utsunomiya

Two-dimensional Tiger Sculpture, 2008

Bamboo, paper, cotton, hay, feathers

This work was made to behave like a genuine item of Marble Hill's collection. It echoes qualities contained in

many of the objects from other parts of the world imported by the original inhabitants of Marble Hill House.

Nicolette Hamilton

Preservation Order, 2008

Silverpoint on paper

Through Exploration of the formal qualities of micro organisms often found in historic buildings where there is

prevalent damp, the artist aestheticizes the undesirable and elevates to a new status that which English Heritage

seeks to exclude. Inviting a dialogue between the art work and its surroundings the work challenges ideas of

what should be preserved.

Simon Darbey

Flock, 2008

Video, camera held by Nicolette Hamilton

Flock 2008 is a 10 second recording of an area of wallpaper in the dressing room of Marble Hill House.

The recording was made on the 24th January 2008. It has been slowed down and is replayed over a

period of 90 seconds.

The wallpaper from commercially available stock was hung in the late 1950’s. It is thus the oldest

wallpaper in Marble Hill House.

Kate Proudman

In her work, Kate Proudman is responding to her interest in regulation; here the controlled nature of a visit to a

historic house.

Revolt 1 and 2, 2008

Paper

Escaping the restrained grid of the limestone floor, the tessellations explore Marble Hill House in their own way.

Subversively, they pursue new directions; disrupt the balance; create energy.

Restricted (view), 2008

Oil on board

A painting of an inaccessible space between the dome of the Great Room and the windows, that are concealed

from within the house, but appear on the on the river façade.

Lynn Peace

Cloe, 2008

Neon light

There are many forms of love. Here, Lynn Peace is responding to a poem by Alexander Pope, which has as its

theme, a level of revenge based on unrequited love.

The work is positioned opposite the portrait of Henrietta Howard, commissioned by Pope, painted by Kneller,

and presented as a gift from Pope to Henrietta.

The reflection of the text piece intrudes into the portrait space, hinting at a secret history of the Dressing Room.

Eiji Sakamoto

Bob says, everything, everything, 2008

Tufnol Sheets, Aluminium Sheets, Enamel Paint, Stepper Motor and PIC

Eiji Sakamoto installs a big version of the insect monitor which can be found underneath the chest.

Mine Kawata

To The Fairest, 2008

Gold leaf, wood, clay, gold size, acrylic

Audio: Iliad by Homer, read by Yasumasa Kawata

This work is inspired by an episode from Greek Mythology in which a golden apple is thrown into the midst of

guests at a feast.

Gillian Parsons

Untitled (Coram's Fields), 2008

Bamboo sticks, thread, glue

In this piece, Gillian Parsons is examining the contrast between structures. The pillars in the main hall were

designed to suggest strength, dignity and power, albeit on a strangely domestic scale. The frailty of this piece of

work draws attention to the illusion of grandeur inherent in the four ornamental pillars.

Jessica Holtzer

Untitled, 2008

Fire extinguishers, paint, fabric, glue

With these works, Jessica Holtzer responds to the purely utilitarian and unfitting appearance of the fire

extinguishers in this lovingly restored 18th century house. While the rooms burst with valuable objects, paintings

and fabrics, the health & safety promoting extinguishers are only valuable because of their protective function;

they bear no cultural nor capital value whatsoever. By giving them a new appearance relating to the style of the

house and by placing them, literally, within the cultural display, they are made art/cultural objects, giving them a

value they didn’t have before.

With special thanks to Chubb Fire Ltd.