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By  Susan Eyre 2016

Dimensions
60 x 60 x 4

Screenprint on board, aluminium etching plates, spices Navigating the world from Asia to Europe 500 years ago. Exploring materiality and agency of objects, looking at cross cultural influences the spice trade brought to Europe, the wealth created and the possessions of the merchants involved.

matter of objects

Susan Eyre

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everydaymatters (tropical SE16)

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