Promissiones inanes (Empty promises)

  • Megan Jenkinson b.1958
Promissiones inanes (Empty promises)

Title

Promissiones inanes (Empty promises)

Details

Production Date 1988
Collection(s) Collection Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, New Plymouth
Accession Number 95/2
Media Cibachrome collage
Measurements Framed: 830 x 1040mm

About

'Promissiones inanes (empty promises)', which depicts an old fashioned travelling trunk and an open 'glory box', is typical of Jenkinson's exquisite and meticulous collage technique. The work offers a commentary on romantic dreams of travel, marriage, and the exotic; it also speaks of the emotional, spiritual and intellectual baggage we carry with us during this life and into the next.