Things Fall Apart 1 2012 Found plastic-weave bag, custom-made tartan fabric
65 x 70 cm
detail
I have been swapping new plastic-weave bags (some from my MTN New Contemporaries installation) for used ones. These have come from predominantly immigrant traders at various markets in Cape Town and Marabastad in Pretoria. The battered and worn bags tell individual stories, some are beautifully mended and some have travel tags. Each one has its own unique patina.
images by Matthew Partridge
Bags 2008 Plastic-weave bags, international orange thread
65 x 70 x 42 cm each
detail (China Town Tote)
detail (Guyanese Samsonite)
detail (Ghana Must Go)
detail (Efiewura Sua Me)
detail (Türken Koffer)
The Big Five 2008 Plastic-weave bag, international orange thread
51 x 74.5 x 29 cm (image by Ant Strack)
From the exhibition Never say Never (2008)