The Pyramids and the Sphinx, Window of the World, Shenzhen, China 2003
Digital C-type photographic print
2003-
About the work
- Location
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Country: UK
City: London
Place: Ministry of Justice, 102 Petty France
Miniature versions of famous sites appear in five photographs by Mandy Lee Jandrell which are part of the Government Art Collection. They show representations of iconic sites in Britain, France, Egypt, India and China. Tourists in formal poses, photograph themselves against the recognisable backdrops. In reality, Jandrell's images are scenes from theme parks in Shenzhen, southeastern China, places that are dedicated to reproducing famous sites and sculptures. She was fascinated by their ability to condense the world, offering a manufactured thrill of experiencing sites without travelling. These images of modern tourism reflect one aspect of globalisation and its cultural impact, a subject that informs her work.
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Explore
- Subjects
- camera, statue (as Subject), travel & tourism, topography, genre, man, 21st century costume, shirt, trousers, carrier bag, signage, monument, tomb/sepulchre/mausoleum, pyramid
- Materials & Techniques
- photograph (as object name), colour photograph
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Details
- Artist
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Mandy Lee Jandrell (1975 - )
- Title
- The Pyramids and the Sphinx, Window of the World, Shenzhen, China 2003
- Edition
- 1/5
- Date
- 2003
- Medium
- Digital C-type photographic print
- Dimensions
- height: 50.80 cm, width: 66.20 cm
- Acquisition
- Purchased from the artist, May 2004
- Inscription
- signed on verso
- GAC number
- 17871