64 Compartment (J254)
Catalogue Record
Collection
Maker
Grainne Morton
Title
64 Compartment
Made in
Edinburgh
Date
1998
Description
Copper and perspex square frame with 64 compartments containing slate, shells, printed tin, buttons, pressed petals, silver, brass, enamel, branded wood, printed paper, stones, and other found objects.
Materials and techniques
Techniques used: piercing, scoring (box making), riveting, soldering, laminating, enamelling.
Dimensions
height: 1cm
length: 12cm
width: 11cm
Object number
J254
Category
Maker's statement
The '64 Compartment' brooch/wallpiece is very typical of my work. In my work I aspire to evoke a felling of nostalgia. Designed to be touched and played with I consciously work in a miniature scale, using a diverse range of materials in order to create attention so that the onlooker has to become more involved in the piece, hopefully sparking memory and thought as well as making them smile.