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Marie Cameron
Memento Mori - Critical Masses

1998

$12,000
£9,072.37
€10,590.98
CA$17,075.41
A$17,319.94
CHF 9,890.16
MX$209,750.15
NOK 116,431.41
SEK 116,044.99
DKK 79,168.32

About the Item

Artist's statement: In my series Critical Masses, I explore the relationship between our species and various small marine creatures to illustrate in symbolic form various narratives of how we impact entire eco-systems through our oversized consumption and habitat disruption in this late stage of the Anthropocene. The masses of discarded shells, featured in many of these paintings, are inspired by middens, which are mounds or deposits of shells, bones and detritus left from human settlements. Over these clusters I superimpose a surreal element that represents the human interaction in a way that hopefully invites curiosity in a strangely relatable way. Memento Mori is a painting symbolizing loss and faith and refers to a band of Acadians who tried to escape the deportation of 1755, wintering in Morden, Nova Scotia, where they survived on little beyond the mussels they collected from the Bay of Fundy. Only a few endured to be rescued in the spring my the Micmac who ferried them across the bay to New Brunswick. What was left behind with the buried remains of those that perished was a hill of mussel shells which were later incorporated into the foundation of a church at the base of the mountain. This seaweed and barnacle covered cross in the painting comes from a church that I owned in Morden that had been floated down the bay from another fishing community in Margaretsville. It refers to both the French Cross that was erected in memory of these Acadians and to the history of my little Gothic church, the changes this community has undergone and my experience living there. Proudly presented by Andra Norris Gallery in California.
  • Creator:
    Marie Cameron
  • Creation Year:
    1998
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 64 in (162.56 cm)Width: 64 in (162.56 cm)Depth: 1.5 in (3.81 cm)
  • Medium:
    Canvas,Oil
  • Movement & Style:
    Surrealist
  • Period:
    2010-
  • Framing:
    Framing Options Available
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Burlingame, CA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU375317911502

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