Duncan Mountford

The Archive of Lost Knowledge

Site-specific installation in a building of the Natural History Museum at Wollaton Hall, Nottingham. The work replicated the manner in which museums are monumental structures that control the navigation of the interior spaces, and thereby control the narrative of their holdings. Thw work also referenced ideas of ruined museums, especially the ruins encountered in the HG Wells Story "The Time Machine"

Factsheet

Dimensions
300cm, 800cm, 1600cm (Height, Width, Depth)
Year
2001
Material
Mixed Media, Wood
Style
Installation, Monumental
Theme
Nature, Science
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