The Search for the Great Sea Serpent:
Artifacts and Ephemera from the
Elena Ernst Spine Collection
October 2 – November 28, 2009
Opening: Friday October 2nd 6-10pm
The elusive sea serpent is the focus of The Cabinet in October,featuring artifacts, monstrous oddities, and ephemera-both real and imaginary, concocted by Miss Caitlin E. Perkins.
Beginning with 19th century lore on sea serpents and adding to that her own inventions and discoveries, Perkins has created a compendium of historic and how-to knowledge on the topic, covering everything from serpent hunters' accounts to a book of recipes for cooking the monstrous flesh. She has even produced a full sea serpent hunting kit containing tools, recording logs, and sea serpent treats.
Caitlin Emma Perkins lives in Philadelphia and has a studio at Space 1026. Her work includes prints, artist books and installations and draws heavily on the visual vernacular of urban streets and historical collections. She has created major installations including “That Only You and I Can Know” at the Hicks Art Center Gallery at Bucks County Community College in 2008, and at the Central Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia. She has collaborated on numerous other projects including an installation at BravinLee programs in New York. Perkins' work is in the Greenfield Library artist book collection at the University of the Arts, Philadelphia.
View Additional works by Caitlin E. Perkins at www.AHNVHS.com
and at www.Space1026.com
For more information and images contact: info@thecabinetspace.com
