Jane Brettle

(re)Current Allegories

1987 - 1990

(re)current Allegories is a series of 3 photographic installations which juxtapose images taken on journeys in classical Greece and Turkey with photographs of the cultural objects and trappings of tourism discovered on these and other journeys. In conjunction with the writings of Sally Rice the work also suggests the ways in which classicism is used in selling a mythical 'quality' in both art and advertising.

These images had been an important part of my travels for several years and I was inspired on these journeys by the writings of Christa Wolf in her novel Cassandra to bring them together in this way.

Work in private Collections:

Medium: Mounted Silver and C-Type colour prints
Dimensions of original work: 61cms x 51cms