Egg cartons, 1996Partial installation viewFly in the ointment,1996Fly in the ointment, detailWindow onto nature, 1996

In an exhibition context, these pieces were placed on short narrow shelves at waist level. Each has a related ‘pedagogical’ text or chart. The contents vary in colour and texture, as their placement in the series corresponds to given phases of ‘development’. The exteriors of the cartons are painted in deepening ‘flesh’ tones.

Pine wood box, ivy wallpaper, lace doilies with egg cartons, egg cups and a dried branch, 75 cm x 52 cm.