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2020/83/1 Plate, 'Keep Social Distance', part of the 'Isolation plates' series, majolica glaze, earthenware, Sassy Park, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 2020. Click to enlarge.
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'Keep Social Distance' by Sassy Park

This hand-painted wall plate is part of a set of three plates made by Sassy Park to document her experience as a ceramic artist working in Sydney during the COVID-19 pandemic. As artworks made in response to an extraordinary event necessitating self-isolation, social distancing and other profound life changes, the plates not only record a difficult period in Park's life, but are also emblematic of the challenges faced by the wider community affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

Conceptually, …

Summary

Object No.

2020/83/1

Object Statement

Plate, 'Keep Social Distance', part of the 'Isolation plates' series, majolica glaze, earthenware, Sassy Park, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 2020

Physical Description

Round deep terracotta plate with majolica glaze, the well painted with flowing cursive text 'Keep Social Distance' in three lines, the border painted in light- blue with a continuous foliate pattern framing the central narrative design.

Marks

Painted in blue in centre of base: SP / 2020 / #104

Short URL

https://ma.as/603920

Dimensions

Height

40 mm

Source

Credit Line

Purchased 2020

Acquisition Date

24 August 2020

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Harvard

'Keep Social Distance' by Sassy Park 2023, Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, accessed 23 March 2023, <https://ma.as/603920>

Wikipedia

{{cite web |url=https://ma.as/603920 |title='Keep Social Distance' by Sassy Park |author=Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences |access-date=23 March 2023 |publisher=Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, Australia}}

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