Clarisse d’Arcimoles -

Color photograph of the re-created set

"Forgotten Tale is an immersive installation in which I meticulously recreated a life size, three-dimensional black and white photograph of a Spitalfields home in 1902.

Found in London’s Bishopsgate Institute archive, the original photograph shows a poverty stricken family of hairbrush makers in their home in Spitalfields – an area once known as one of the most notorious slums in London. The image is a record of hardship, but it also reflects a strong sense of working pride and familial tenderness...."

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