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Conditions At Present

By  Rebecca Chesney 2023 - 2024

Conditions at Present is a large scale kinetic sculpture of 25 windsocks made using fabric from discarded and broken festival tents. Conditions at Present was co commissioned by the British Textile Biennial and the Harewood Craft Biennial and was presented at Towneley Hall in 2023 and at Harewood House in 2024.

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