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Neogeographies Photoshoot, July 2019, the Blue Parlour at the Captain Cook Memorial Museum Whitby.

By Helen Snell 2019
Photoshoot in the Blue Parlour at the Captain Cook Memorial Museum Whitby. Works shown here : The Diaspora Overmantel Mirror ( water jet cut copper, brass and mirror). The model wears the Appropriation Dress (silk, digital embroidery, mother of pearl beads and laser cut trimmings) currently on display at Whitby Museum and Appropriation Scissors* ( repurposed steel shears, silver, mother of pearl, vintage coral and Whitby jet) currently on display at the Museum of Whitby jet. Neogeographies is a touring exhibition inspired by the works of the official artists who recorded Captain Cook's three voyages on display in Whitby until 3 November 2019. Funded by the National Lottery through Arts Council England. Instagram project page @neogeographies *The Appropriation Scissors were designed by Helen Snell and crafted by Rebecca Tucker, jeweller at W. Hamond and curator at The Museum of Whitby jet.
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