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as a mechanism of selection, behind
which is a desire for an intended
effect. Secondly, what binds these

found objects together into an

assemblage, rather than just a
collection placed in a cabinet, is the
strategic use of the word “armoire”:

for inscribed in it is the original use of
such cabinets to store arms

(weapons). The work’s layers subtly
lead downwards from the bright light

beauty of luminous and pearly
intertidal “treasures,” to their implicit

underside – the toxic threats that lie
hidden in the underlayers and
sediments. “Armoire Assemblage # 2”

(an old laboratory tank, with

containers of river/sea water, under
LED lights) brings this idea out of
hiding: In Prof Duker’s words: “I

embarked upon a silent, mindful

journey of my own, collecting river
and sea water from some of the sites

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