It’s hard to believe that I’m already nearing the end of my
placement – with so many diverse and interesting projects and collections to
study, the weeks have certainly flown by.
Today I assisted Clare Marlow (Research & Cultural
Collections) with the packing and re-installation of a series of prints by
Eduardo Paolozzi (1924-2005), an artist with very strong ties to the University
of Birmingham. Fascinated by technology, science and pop culture, Paolozzi was
a prolific sculptor, printmaker, collector and teacher throughout his life. In
1996, Paolozzi became an Honorary Graduate and gave the University several
series of prints and his final large-scale sculpture Faraday (2000), now an icon of the University campus.
Moonstrips Empire News
(1967) is a series of one hundred colourful screenprints consisting of random
texts and images installed at the entrance to the Law Library. They create a
warm and inviting space – a Pop Art explosion covering the walls, staircases
and even the ceiling! Several works were de-installed to be documented and professionally photographed by Patrick Dandy in the studio at RCC. I carefully re-packed the works so they could be safely transported back to the Law Library. I was curious to see how re-installation would be managed
with such an unusual arrangement – but it was nothing that a step-ladder and a
tin of paint for touch-ups couldn’t fix!
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| Patrick Dandy photographing a Paolozzi print. (Photograph by Jenny Lance) |
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| Eduardo Paolozzi, Moonstrips Empire News (1967). (Photograph by Jenny Lance) |
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| Packing the Paolozzi prints. (Photographs by Jenny Lance) |
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Re-installation in the Law Library
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