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A painted metal, wood and papier-mâché sculpture of a hand operating a sewing machine. The sculpture was made by a Hackney pupil as part of the Suitcase Sculptures project. The museum worked with children at Shacklewell JMI School and May Ayres, a local artist, to create small handheld sculptures about the children's experiences of living in and moving to Hackney. The class includes children who had moved for many different reasons, such as 'because there is a war in my country' to a girl whose family has 'always lived here'.

Hackney Museum

London

Title

My Mum Working in a Sewing Factory

Date

2001

Medium

wood, papier-mâché & metal

Accession number

2010.95

Acquisition method

gift from a participant of the Suitcase Sculpture Session, 2010

Work type

Sculpture

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