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'Now it is probably evident in my work that I suffer some preoccupation with absence, and with death, and with how the objects we produce and the objects we collect work to defer our knowledge of death, displace our fears of it and so forth. All artists know how every symbolic object exists in some way to re-present that which is not present, that which is absent, that which is gone, that which is beyond recall. And I think that making as many molds and casts as I’ve made has worked symbolically for me as a kind of attempt to master my own apprehensions about death and absence. I’ve come to feel that a cast object quite automatically functions as a symbol for an absent original model, for instance, in a way that is especially visceral' – Allan McCollum
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Condition report
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The condition of lots can vary widely and the nature of the lots sold means that they are unlikely to be in a perfect condition. Lots are sold in the condition they are in at the time of sale.
The works are structurally sound. There are some faint abrasions in places. There is some soft wear, rubbing and staining in places. There is surface dust in places. There are handling marks in places. There are some pinpoint sized brown/black accretions in places. There is some rubbing and dust to the black velvet on top of the wooden base. There are abrasions, handling marks, signs of wear, scratches and other small defects in places to the wooden base. There are some material losses to the edges and corners of the wooden base.