Object 017
The shield in the corner of the room
What began as an unidentified painted shield led me into the visual traditions of the Sepik region…
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Collette&Co
Art · Culture · Curation
Connecting objects, stories,
people and ideas.
An independent cultural practice working across art, curation, storytelling and creative projects.
Current project
African & Oceanic Art · Material Culture
I am currently documenting, researching and overseeing the next chapter of an extensive private collection of African and Oceanic art and material culture assembled over several decades during the twentieth century.
Selected objects will become available to collectors, galleries, specialists and institutions.
Stories from the collection
As I work through the collection, I am writing about what I discover — the objects, their histories, the people who made and collected them, and the questions that arise when a collection passes from one generation to another.
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Object 017
What began as an unidentified painted shield led me into the visual traditions of the Sepik region…
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Journal
There is something quietly compelling about entering a room filled with objects gathered over a lifetime — introducing the Collette&Co Journal.
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Notebook
On intuition, research and the small clues that can lead to big discoveries.
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