A collection of three works purported to have once been owned by the Count of Saint Germain.
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The show was presented as a fictional narrative where the works were from the estate of the Count. I focused on objects which would have been useful in his exploits considered how he may have coped with the lossif those he cared about
Works:
From The Gift Horse’s Mouth (2022)
Mudlarked animal teeth, lab created gemstones, gold, goatskin
St Germain was notorious for his uncanny predictions of the future. This augury set, once said to be part of his collection, shares aspects of a variety of thrown divination methods yet remains stubbornly obtuse to modern attempts to understand its usage.
All Those I Couldn’t Save
Hair, Silver Wire, Antique Costume Jewellery, gilded frame.
How does an immortal commemorate their losses? And does the gift of foresight make loss easier or harder to endure?
St Germain famously returned to France in an attempt to forewarn Marie Antoinette about the coming revolution – while he failed to save her, it poses the question of how far he could interfere, and how a long life recalls and connects with the smaller ones around it. This small token combines a funerary wreath and the Queen’s insignia in white hair (Antoinette’s having turned white overnight while waiting for the guillotine).
Hidden Glory
Embroidery on Velvet with pearl, gemstone and ancient roman beads.
St Germain was repeatedly described to have vanished into thin air, seemingly able to walk invisibly past his enemies. This very much appears to be the effects of a Hand of Glory, a magical object which renders the victim unconscious and the bearer invisible.
This box, surmounted by an embroidered representation of the object within, has never been opened.
Vicky Roden 