Jennifer Koch
Specimen #55
2007
mixed media box construction
35"x56"x10"
Value: $1,600
"Specimen is an ongoing series of box constructions that contains one or more insects. Much of my work is embedded with a Victorian sensibility, and pays homage to a systematic tradition of natural history of collection, classification and display. I am inspired by a variety of collections; from entomological specimens and archaeological artifacts, to the vernacular iconography of religious symbols and packaging on supermarket shelves. In method, my tendency toward collecting paired with my occupation and trade as a custom frame-maker provides a natural formula for the box construction. My initial inspiration towards assemblages came from Joseph Cornell, the seminal American box artist. In his work, as in mine, the panorama of illusions contained within each box chronicles an experience as both collector and creator, which is then hermetically sealed to form an immaculate, self-contained reality."
Specimen #55 was exhibited at the Firehouse Gallery in 2007 for the exhibition "Specimen & Marriages of Reason".
35"x56"x10"
Value: $1,600
"Specimen is an ongoing series of box constructions that contains one or more insects. Much of my work is embedded with a Victorian sensibility, and pays homage to a systematic tradition of natural history of collection, classification and display. I am inspired by a variety of collections; from entomological specimens and archaeological artifacts, to the vernacular iconography of religious symbols and packaging on supermarket shelves. In method, my tendency toward collecting paired with my occupation and trade as a custom frame-maker provides a natural formula for the box construction. My initial inspiration towards assemblages came from Joseph Cornell, the seminal American box artist. In his work, as in mine, the panorama of illusions contained within each box chronicles an experience as both collector and creator, which is then hermetically sealed to form an immaculate, self-contained reality."
Specimen #55 was exhibited at the Firehouse Gallery in 2007 for the exhibition "Specimen & Marriages of Reason".
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