White Handmade Paper With Small Red Painting On Canvas

Object/Artifact

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Museum of Transology

A white handmade piece of paper, a small red painting and a brown tag with writing on it lay on a white surface.

A white handmade piece of paper, a small red painting and a brown tag with writing on it lay on a white surface.

Name/Title

White Handmade Paper With Small Red Painting On Canvas

Entry/Object ID

MOT/2024/NDOTC/BIRM/017

Tags

Art, Birmingham, National Day of Trans Collecting

Collection

National Day of Trans Collecting

Category

Artwork

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Paper

Height

12.7 cm

Width

14 cm

Dimension Description

Painting

Height

8.9 cm

Width

5.6 cm

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Notes

Bishopsgate Institute, London

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Tag Transcription

Notes

PAPER and ""THE FISH ARE TRYING SOMETHING NEWER/UPSIDE DOWN"" THESE TWO OBJECTS HAVE BEEN DONATED BY RAY, A BIRMINGHAM-BASED POET, ARTIST AND COOL MOVER. HE IS ALSO THE MAKER OF BOTH OBJECTS, AND THE PAPER CONTAINS HIS BLOOD. HE MADE THIS PAPER WHILST WORKING ON HIS PERFORMANCE PROJECT ""EXAM BY THE ARTIST"" WHICH IS A WORK IN PROGRESS WITH EASTSIDE PROJECTS.