Aunty, Mum and Me Talking About My Fabric Collection
Tile Panel
2016 (made)
2016 (made)
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Mawuena Kattah is an interdisciplinary artist working across ceramics, textiles, painting and print. Her work draws upon an extensive personal archive of family photographs taken in Ghana over a number of decades as well as more recent studio photographs of family taken in London. Her work brings people and pattern together in complex, vibrant compositions and embodies a strong sense of community, creating environments that invite the subjects of her portraits and others to share in a growing social fabric of people, artworks, ceramics and textiles.
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Parts | This object consists of 9 parts.
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Title | Aunty, Mum and Me Talking About My Fabric Collection (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | |
Brief description | 'Aunty, Mum and Me Talking About My Fabric Collection' by Mawuena Kattah, 2016 Glazed ceramic tile frieze. |
Physical description | Glazed ceramic tile frieze |
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Object history | The tile panel was purchased by the V&A at the Crafts Council Collect Fair in February 2020. |
Summary | Mawuena Kattah is an interdisciplinary artist working across ceramics, textiles, painting and print. Her work draws upon an extensive personal archive of family photographs taken in Ghana over a number of decades as well as more recent studio photographs of family taken in London. Her work brings people and pattern together in complex, vibrant compositions and embodies a strong sense of community, creating environments that invite the subjects of her portraits and others to share in a growing social fabric of people, artworks, ceramics and textiles. |
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Accession number | C.30:1 to 9-2020 |
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Record created | March 13, 2020 |
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