Trespassers & Captives
Jamelie Hassan
2000
Catalogue for Hassan’s artist-in-residence project—an intervention consisting of installations, lectures, tableaux vivants, and musical presentations—at the London Regional Art and Historical Museums’ historic Eldon House, shown from June 6 to October 30, 1999. By responding to archival materials and artefacts from the Eldon House, Hassan and other artists/authors consider a wide range of issues—race, class, gender, etc.—in relation to British Imperialism and European Colonialism. Michael Spence, an archaeologist and forensic anthropologist, traces the chain of custody of a skull found in the Eldon House attic. Mireya Folch-Serra provides an account of Teresa Harris Littledale’s trip to Tibet in 1894. Hassan discusses various aspects of the project, including her removal of historic artefacts and African hunting trophies from the Eldon House, the incorporation of her drawings and paintings of its garden, and encounters with other participants in the project. Jim Drobnick and Jennifer Fisher provide a theoretical frame of reference for interpreting their series of performative tableaux titled The Servant Problem, with detailed descriptions and photographic documentation. Salah D. Hassan’s essay is based on Amelia Ryerse Harris’ diary entries (1857-1882) and an 1857 issue of the periodical Punch; his reflections on 19th century British imperialist ideology and culture centre on the relationship between metropolis and colony. James Patten’s analysis of Hassan’s project focuses on the narratives harboured within artefacts from the historic house-as-museum.
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Identifier
L0229Call Number
N6549.H375 A4 2000Extent
96 pages : illustrations ; softcover 25 cmLanguage
ISBN
1895800781Place of Publication
London, ONPublication Type
PrintContributor
Peter Smith, Michael W. Spence, Mireya Folch-Serra, Jim Drobnick, Jennifer Fisher, Salah D. Hassan, James PattenArtist
Jamelie HassanCurator
Brian MeehanCollection
grunt gallery LibraryCopyright 2000 London Regional Art and Historical Museums, the artists, and contributing authors.