Title:

False Memory Archive: Past Life I (Professor Giuliana Mazzoni was John R. Jewitt), 2013.

 

Description:

A collaboration with renowned memory expert and psychologist Professor Giuliana Mazzoni (University of Hull). Hopwood commissioned a psychic called Crystal to perform a remote past life regression reading 'as Giuliana Mazzoni' based on a short biog. The text describing the reading was wall displayed, alongside the original invite and two books. The psychic claimed that Mazzoni used to be the 19th Century sailor John R. Jewitt who was famous for being stranded with a native american tribe after being shipwrecked. He was later rescued after several years and on his return he wrote about his adventures in a book called A Narrative of the Adventures and Sufferings, of John R. Jewitt. Hopwood tracked down an early 1816 edition  published in New York and displayed it alongside a copy of Mazzoni's book about faulty eyewitness testimony.

 

Medium:

Framed printed instructions, vinyl wall text, 2 x books.

 

Size:

Wall Text: Vinyl version variable (preferably 3m wide). Paper etched version: A1 

Framed fax: 660/870/35mm

Book cabinet: 900/500/200mm

 

Archival Information

Faxed invite/reply are printed on Epson Archival Matt and framed in archival frames by Jacksons.

Main archival challenge is the original Jewitt book from 1816 - condition and storage would need to be assessed.

 

Current Packing details:

All soft packed in bubble and card. Jewitt book currently wrapped in acid free paper.

Paper etched version: 900/635/50mm 

Framed fax: 670/880/40mm 

Book cabinet: 910/510/210mm

 

Additional information:

The digital file for the text will be provided to be vinyl printed when appropriate. The work also includes an etched paper version of the text (see image: 10) however I would prefer vinyl wall text to be used in future display. The title should be clearly visible to the audience during any public display.