About The Work
This edition has been generously created by Geoffrey Farmer as part of a group of specially commissioned artist’s editions on the occasion of Nottingham Contemporary’s 10-year anniversary.
I am a Fern comprises of a letter written by the artist and a 18ct gold safety pin. The printed letter is a story, describing a personal and defining memory for Farmer, who at the age of 16 meets a young hitchhiker and his first sexual encounter. For Farmer the safety pin is a talisman which punctuates the narrative, marking moments of awakening in both the artist’s sexual and artistic identity. The folded print is a metaphor which mirrors the story, unfolding ‘like a fern’, when displayed. The safety pin, cast in gold, which Farmer wears as a necklace to this day, is homage both to this personal memory and a cultural mythology of punk and its promise of freedom.
Courtesy of Nottingham Contemporary
About Geoffrey Farmer
From The Magazine
Design and Decorative Arts
18K gold pin, folded silkscreen print on Heritage Book White 100 gsm paper
Pin: 3.5 x 0.5 cm. Folded letter: 21.5 x 29 cm
This work comes with a Certificate of Authenticity, signed and numbered by the artist.
About The Work
This edition has been generously created by Geoffrey Farmer as part of a group of specially commissioned artist’s editions on the occasion of Nottingham Contemporary’s 10-year anniversary.
I am a Fern comprises of a letter written by the artist and a 18ct gold safety pin. The printed letter is a story, describing a personal and defining memory for Farmer, who at the age of 16 meets a young hitchhiker and his first sexual encounter. For Farmer the safety pin is a talisman which punctuates the narrative, marking moments of awakening in both the artist’s sexual and artistic identity. The folded print is a metaphor which mirrors the story, unfolding ‘like a fern’, when displayed. The safety pin, cast in gold, which Farmer wears as a necklace to this day, is homage both to this personal memory and a cultural mythology of punk and its promise of freedom.
Courtesy of Nottingham Contemporary
About Geoffrey Farmer
From The Magazine
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