This project was borne out of the recent sudden death of my father, a handkerchief, some emotive words written by a sibling on his death and the traumatic aftermath of a death processed according to particular societal and cultural mores. Interested artists and Individuals are invited to create an artwork on a handkerchief (any handkerchief not necessarily a man's) based around death/grief/bereavement and return it to me by mid July 2011 for inclusion in a show in Melbourne in August, 2011
Please note that due to the subject matter of this project (death/grief) some of the images on this blog might be disturbing.
Saturday, June 5, 2010
Rhonda Fechtner
"This beautifully made hanky from WW1 has an unknown life.Possibly bought by a soldier to send to his mother or girlfriend.Did he return home? Imagining stories related to this handkerchief I chose to depict imagery that represented the futility,hardships and grief particularly associated with that war."
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