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Collaged imagery, textured fragments and small sculptural objects are arranged across two compartments, including a moon-like stone form and a repeated row of vintage light bulbs. The combination of natural materials, manufactured objects and miniature architecture gives the work the feeling of a specimen case or private collection.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"506\" data-end=\"953\"\u003eThe piece draws on the traditions of \u003cstrong data-start=\"543\" data-end=\"617\"\u003eSurrealist assemblage, found-object art and the cabinet of curiosities\u003c\/strong\u003e. Its boxed format and poetic arrangement of unrelated objects recall \u003cstrong data-start=\"687\" data-end=\"732\"\u003eJoseph Cornell’s shadow-box constructions\u003c\/strong\u003e, while the emphasis on salvaged materials and visual association reflects the broader history of assemblage art. 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