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FIGHTING FIT -2 Hearing Test

By  Helen Snell 2013

Helen Snell

Inspired by the tragic irony of the Navy or Army medical, this paper cut is the second in a series of three works entitled Fighting Fit. These works represent preliminary research pieces in anticipation of a two year residency at the National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth, starting January 2013 The submariner to be is undergoing a hearing test. Submariners often suffered from serious hearing problems or loss of hearing as a result of exploding depth charges.

Helen Snell

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Plinth 1,2,3 National Sculpture Prize

The Bleeding Edge (conversations with a resident doctor)

Anna with Bladderwrack, Buckler's Hard

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