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Nanny's house in Ireland

Object

Suitcase sculpture

Production date

2001

Object number

2010.83

Physical Description

A model of a bombed out house with a hole in the roof and broken windows.

Object history

A bomb lies inside the house. The sculpture was made by a Hackney pupil as part of the Suitcase Sculptures project. The museum worked with children at Shacklewell JMI School and May Ayres, a local artist, to create small hand held sculptures about the children’s experiences of living in and moving to Hackney. The class include children who had moved for many different reasons, such as "because there is a war in my country" to a girl whose family have "always lived here". An exhibition of the sculptures, accompanying stories, photographs and drawings was opened to mark the beginning of Refugee Week 2001, and displayed at Stoke Newington Library Foyer.

Associated Event

Material

Plastic
Wood

On display?

Yes
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