The Vulnerable Disposition
'The Vulnerable Disposition' expresses the awareness of an individual’s racial and genetic makeup. Having no control over the health conditions they are born with, there is a feeling of isolation under the conditions of physical, economic, emotional, and social vulnerability. The heavy amounts of imitation gold leaf signify the decay of the body and the mind as it continues to oxidise over time, highlighting the challenges we face with health and ageing as we try to contain moments of history and youth in the present.
2019
Oil, acrylic, fabric, print and imitation gold leaf on canvas
227.0 x 177.0cm
901
© Emma Prempeh. Image courtesy of The Ingram Collection & Emma Prempeh
This work is part of The Ingram Collection of Modern British & Contemporary Art and was on loan to the Lightbox for the exhibition "Redressing the balance: Women Artists from The Ingram Collection" (11 August - 20 September 2020).
This work is part of The Ingram Collection of Modern British & Contemporary Art and was on loan to the Lightbox for the exhibition "Redressing the balance: Women Artists from The Ingram Collection" (11 August - 20 September 2020).
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