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Jessica Houston
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2022

$1,800
£1,366.24
€1,596.53
CA$2,508.76
A$2,828.21
CHF 1,499.04
MX$34,867.66
NOK 18,222.70
SEK 17,514.92
DKK 11,907.39
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“A SUMMARY REPORT OF THE YELCHO EXPEDITION TO THE ANTARCTIC, 1909-1910. Although I have no intention of publishing this report, I think it would be nice if a grandchild of mine, or somebody’s grandchild, happened to find it some day; so I shall keep it in the leather trunk in the attic, along with Rosita’s christening dress and Juanito’s silver rattle and my wedding shoes and finneskos.” 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: LU47610875402

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