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Tension Retention

By Simon Fell 2010 - 2011

S.Fell

Dimensions
100cm x 100cm x 80cm

A tableau of five large unglazed ceramic compositions and four small units connected with willow switches.
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Observer with ancestors

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A melodramatic tableau loosely based on H.G. Wells' 'War of the Worlds'

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