A twist of the hand: Display Cabinets

A Twist of the Hand, exhibition by James Epps, 18 June - 3 September 2021

7. The hand speaks

Exhibition instalations in display cabinets, Bay C

Mixed media, sherds

The exhibition, A twist of the hand by James Epps, includes installations in two glass display cabinets in Bay C. The works comprise broken pottery sherds layered on top of cuttings of coloured mountboard which may be difficult to view for some visitors. The images included here are intended to help make the installations more accessible to all our visitors.

All images below are by Glen Jamieson and are copyright: James Epps.

Cabinet 1 (to the left of the Doryphoros statue)

Colourful multi-media installations in glass display cabinet, with broken pottery layered on coloured paper shapes

Top shelf:

Blue, red and green mountboard shapes with postcard images

Middle shelf:

Multicoloured mountboard shapes, with ancient sherds on top

Lower shelf:

Heavily layered coloured mountboard and photographic images, with ancient sherds and modern broken pottery pieces on top

Cabinet 2 (to the right of the Doryphoros statue)

Three glass shelves, with layered coloured mountboard shapes, photographic images and ancient sherds

Top shelf:

Coloured mountboard with one sherd and one photographic image

Middle shelf:

Coloured mountboard shapes with sherds lined up on top, and a handwritten notation

Lower shelf:

Lots of coloured mountboard shapes layered on top of each other, with sherds displayed on coloured slopes