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WENDY MORRIS

Category: Muriel

  • Artistic Research Project at Middelheim Museum / Discussion between Wendy Morris and curator Pieter Boons

    Artistic Research Project at Middelheim Museum / Discussion between Wendy Morris and curator Pieter Boons

    In residence at Middelheim Museum, Wendy Morris is exploring how knowledge of plant-based contraception has been passed down clandestinely for centuries. Curator Pieter Boons spoke with the artist about the many themes in her work: about our lost relationship with plants, about contraception, loss of language and personal connections to histories of enslavement. P: But…

  • Emissary to the Past

    Emissary to the Past

    The suitcase stands empty in the studio. The thousand letters once crammed into it have been sorted by date, logged, read, some typed up and others photographed. Muriel Leysen, the owner of the case and its contents, died in Johannesburg in the 1970s. The father of the artist has been guardian of the suitcase for…