Spilled Milk

A lenticular print consists of an image, sliced into two or more parts, which when placed behind a lenticular lens can appear to change when the viewer moves before it. This allows binary possibilities to appear simultaneously - a momentary possibility may be done and undone infinitely. 'Spilled Milk' is an expression that refers to things that are in the past and no longer worth concern. Up-ending the 'British' cup of tea felt like a challenging proposition in response to some of the questions raised by the Horniman exhibition, reflecting on the value of readdressing issues from the past in the present day.

Part of the Tea's Times exhibition at Camberwell Space.

Tea is enjoyed across the globe by individuals and communities every day. It inspires cultural customs and national identities. It is medicinal, cleansing, addictive, it speaks of home, community, ritual, and an extractive and painful history of trade. The Horniman Museum’s origins in the profits of the tea trade are being reconsidered through a decolonial lens in their new exhibition: 茶, चाय Tea. Students, staff and alumni of UAL, through a project led by Fine Art Photography at Camberwell, have made this work in response. Their artwork explores individual and specific relationships to tea and photography.

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