Emma Copley, www.emmacopley.com.
24 Portraits: Recovering and Reimagining Women's Labour
Fri 1 November 2019 - Fri 7 February 2020
Department of Pathology
Emma Copley has created a site-specific installation of painted portraits of women who currently work in all areas of the Department of Pathology at the University of Cambridge including laboratory managers, academics, cleaners, lecturers, administrators and technicians.
Her aim is to celebrate and address the representation of women working in all types of jobs in this department. After researching how many women work in the Department of Pathology, and what that work entails; she photographed a small selection of them and from these photographs created a series of 24 painted portraits. The portraits are painted in black paint on transparent Perspex and installed in a large window. The light coming in the window will allow the image to be seen, similar to images created in stained glass.
By creating these paintings that represent women carrying out all forms of labour in the department, she has intended to elevate these sometimes undervalued images of women and their job roles. By placing the portrait installation in between the existing memorial/commemorative bronze relief portraits of men, she wants to create visual connections between both sets of images, enabling the viewer to confront the visual representation of women in the department.
Visitors must check in at the ground floor for a visitors pass and be escorted to view the art work. Large groups please call in advance.
Cost: Free
Enquiries and booking
No need to book.
Enquiries: Holly Pines Website Email: pinesholly@gmail.com Telephone: 01223 765050
Timing
10:00am-4:00pm on weekdays from Friday 1 November 2019 until Friday 7 February 2020
All times
Fri 1 November 2019 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Mon 4 November 2019 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Tue 5 November 2019 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Wed 6 November 2019 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Thu 7 November 2019 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Fri 8 November 2019 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Mon 11 November 2019 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Tue 12 November 2019 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Wed 13 November 2019 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Thu 14 November 2019 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Fri 15 November 2019 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Mon 18 November 2019 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Tue 19 November 2019 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Wed 20 November 2019 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Thu 21 November 2019 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Fri 22 November 2019 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Mon 25 November 2019 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Tue 26 November 2019 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Wed 27 November 2019 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Thu 28 November 2019 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Fri 29 November 2019 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Mon 2 December 2019 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Tue 3 December 2019 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Wed 4 December 2019 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Thu 5 December 2019 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Fri 6 December 2019 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Mon 9 December 2019 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Tue 10 December 2019 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Wed 11 December 2019 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Thu 12 December 2019 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Fri 13 December 2019 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Mon 16 December 2019 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Tue 17 December 2019 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Wed 18 December 2019 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Thu 19 December 2019 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Fri 20 December 2019 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Mon 23 December 2019 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Tue 24 December 2019 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Wed 25 December 2019 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Thu 26 December 2019 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Fri 27 December 2019 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Mon 30 December 2019 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Tue 31 December 2019 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Wed 1 January 2020 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Thu 2 January 2020 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Fri 3 January 2020 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Mon 6 January 2020 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Tue 7 January 2020 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Wed 8 January 2020 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Thu 9 January 2020 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Fri 10 January 2020 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Mon 13 January 2020 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Tue 14 January 2020 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Wed 15 January 2020 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Thu 16 January 2020 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Fri 17 January 2020 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Mon 20 January 2020 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Tue 21 January 2020 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Wed 22 January 2020 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Thu 23 January 2020 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Fri 24 January 2020 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Mon 27 January 2020 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Tue 28 January 2020 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Wed 29 January 2020 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Thu 30 January 2020 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Fri 31 January 2020 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Mon 3 February 2020 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Tue 4 February 2020 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Wed 5 February 2020 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Thu 6 February 2020 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
Fri 7 February 2020 | 10:00AM - 4:00PM |