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Veil

Rita Duffy, 2002

Wolverhampton Art Gallery, Wolverhampton

Veil is a constructed chamber of six heavy prison doors from a defunct women's prison in Armagh. Within the doors are small viewing holes through which prison staff would have observed offenders. The gallery visitor is invited to peer through these holes into a blood red interior, suspended with eighty glass tear droplets. The chamber is surrounded with salt representing shed tears.

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Title of artwork, date

Veil, 2002

Date supported

2005

Medium and material

Mixed media

Dimensions

Each door: 182.9 x 121.9 cm

Grant

5000

Total cost

10000

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