| The
title comes from the last section in the medieval
devotional books, ‘Book of Hours’. These
works were like illustrated calendars containing
daily prayers, devotions, and seasonal chores. ‘Office
of the Dead’ was a memento mori: it was dutiful
to contemplate death and remember the dead. This
piece, made in 1999, was meant to contemplate the
transient nature of life as we moved into a new
century. |
