Leighton House, Kensington, and once home of Lord Leighton, was described by it's curator as 'a casket without it's jewels' and it was the items missing from the house that became the focus of attention. Allusion is made to the 'freezing' of items which were salvaged or retained and to their transition to museum exhibit, and as such, subject to new rules and constraints of preservation.
In 'On the shelves of Memory - to Mnemosyne', four hundred and ninety two labels are suspended in front of diaphanous cast cloth carapaces. These partial forms are suggestive of the handle of a vessel, the lip of a bowl, the spot of a jug. Each label itemises individual items or sets of items, classified according to type and origin and as sold by Christies in 1896 on the death of Lord Leighton.
In 'On the shelves of Memory - to Mnemosyne', four hundred and ninety two labels are suspended in front of diaphanous cast cloth carapaces. These partial forms are suggestive of the handle of a vessel, the lip of a bowl, the spot of a jug. Each label itemises individual items or sets of items, classified according to type and origin and as sold by Christies in 1896 on the death of Lord Leighton.
