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The prints you receive are archival, chromogenic prints on a semi-matte paper with a longevity of 100+ years under normal light conditions.
The quoted dimensions refer to the paper size, and not the size of image contained within the paper. Each image is printed with a minimum 1/4" border to allow for framing, and ships with a Certificate of Authenticity signed by the artist.
Jason Larkin
Museum 6, 2009
from the series Past Perfect
"He who controls the present, controls the past. He who controls the past, controls the future." George Orwell
Two Egyptian ladies study a painting depicting a large battle in the Military Museum. Housed in the Citadel it features weapons and costumes from Egyptian warfare as well as life-size simulations depicting several of Egypt's key battles.
The museum, an institution to preserve and interpret the material evidence of the human race, has a long history, springing from an innate human desire to collect and interpret the world around us. By deciding how the past is presented and memorialized, museums not only preserve the past, they also play an important role in the construction of our ideologies, identities and the understanding and interpretation of ourselves.
Egypt's identity is particularly interwoven and defined by its history, a history that has long been celebrated around the world. The open-air museums of ancient Egypt promoted the world's first package holidays, drawing visitors to celebrate and interpret the country's rich history. Today, hundreds of museums in Egypt preserve and exhibit the past for tourists and Egyptian's alike. The grandiose style of Egyptian museums reflects and magnifies the glorification of Egypt's bygone eras. This series focuses on the museums of Egypt and the different styles used in curating and presenting the past to audiences. Using space, materials and design, curators can venerate events, revere heroes, and imbue history with a sense of grandiosity. Through the aesthetics of the displays, museums and their curators help the public understand history, but more importantly, reveal and mould Egypt's identity.
