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Series Two I
             Vicissitude I - III



             This series of ceramic pieces depicts ‘beauty in the

             ugly’, inspired by the evocative narratives captured in
             the book, Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American

             City  written  by  Matthew  Desmond  (1).  The  book
             documents the shattered lives of mothers and their

             children who have been evicted from their homes. It
             presents their ongoing struggle to find cohesion in

             life; something which eludes them with every new
             trial they encounter. The fragmented circumstances

             of their lives are evoked through images of dung
             beetles laying their eggs in dung. The dung beetles are

             encircled by flies. The symbols of disintegration and
             decay represent landlords, amongst others, who prey

             on the vulnerable and poor. The images of depravity
             are juxtaposed with tulips, elusive and ephemeral

             symbols of beauty and dreams, which nevertheless
             wither away amidst the vicissitudes of life.




             1. Desmond, M. 2016. Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City. Milwaukee
             Wisconsin: Crown Books.





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