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Jessica Houston
Eight Adélie Penguins...

2022

About the Item

“Eight Adélie Penguins immediately came to greet us … They insisted on us going to visit Hut Point, where the large structure built by Captain Scott’s party stood…” Over the Edge of the World locates itself in the entangled legacies of polar expedition narratives. The human history of the polar regions has largely been shown through the lens of a colonial frontier space—a place to conquer, a sublime tabula rasa. Over the Edge of the World uses mixed-media works to challenge the glorification of military, masculinity, and progress. The work upends the colonial fantasies that still cling to these landscapes in order to tell other (hi)stories—those of ice, whales, and people who intentionally left no trace.
  • Creator:
    Jessica Houston (1970, American)
  • Creation Year:
    2022
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 9 in (22.86 cm)Width: 12 in (30.48 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Montreal, CA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU47610875622
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