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Briefcase Museum (A portable method for understanding)

Duncan Mountford

Dimensions
briefcase 40 x35 x1cm: museum 25x30x20cm

Courtesy of
Macau Artists Group

Within the briefcase were the sections of a small 'museum'. At a desired place the briefcase was opened, the 'museum' constructed, and an object from the vicinity placed inside. In the gallery briefcase and 'museum' are displayed, ready to continue the attempt to understand by collecting fragments.
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