Crystal Palaces

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What defines our sense of place and being? Through surveying Victorian collectomania - the transposed and fantastical creatures of south London’s The Horniman Museum and Crystal Palace Park – history’s trace is investigated. These public collections, evidence of Britain’s past, are juxtaposed with a response to contemporary travel - a spoken-word travelogue and soundscape (inspired by a journey to the English Jurassic coast) – the sense of being a stranger in one’s own land. The work’s configuration suggests the visuals' curated origins, as it explores human and alien encounters, uncanny associations and historical perspectives, all of which asks where and what is home? andrewvallance.co.uk