The Keeper of All The Secrets by Victoria Lane
Jacqueline Bishop's ceramic tea service The Keeper of All The Secrets is a new commission that will go on display in the Queen's House at 7783 in early 2025. Featuring the image of the market woman and various plants known to induce abortion, the service is a comment on colonialism, empire and the position of women in society. The fi gure of the market woman is a well-known symbol of the plantation system, but litt le has been written on her signifi cance. She performed an illicit resistance to the plantation system, secretly assisting in the regulation of menstrual cycles and illegally terminating unwanted pregnancies, many of which are known to have been the result of rape by enslavers. This book, also featuring new poetry by Bishop and an interview, situates the market woman within the context of Caribbean enslavement and the tea trade. The tea service will be considered alongside other items in the Museum's collection relating to colonialism and empire and provides a lens through which contemporary debates on the present-day impacts of these issues can be explored.
Victoria Lane is Senior Curator, Art and Identity at Royal Museums Greenwich. She has developed her socially engaged practice through working with a range of contemporary artists.
Errol Francis is Artistic Director of Culture&, an arts charity working to open up who gets to make and enjoy arts and heritage. He is also Honorary Visiting Fellow at the Research Centre for Museums and Galleries, University of Leicester.
Angela Billings in studying for a PhD at the University of Leicester's School of Museum Studies. She was formerly Development Director at Culture&.
Jacqueline Bishop is a New York-based artist and writer born and raised in Jamaica. Her work has been exhibited in Europe, the USA, North Africa and Jamaica. She is the author of a novel and a number of poetry and short story collections.
Errol Francis is Artistic Director of Culture&, an arts charity working to open up who gets to make and enjoy arts and heritage. He is also Honorary Visiting Fellow at the Research Centre for Museums and Galleries, University of Leicester.
Angela Billings in studying for a PhD at the University of Leicester's School of Museum Studies. She was formerly Development Director at Culture&.
Jacqueline Bishop is a New York-based artist and writer born and raised in Jamaica. Her work has been exhibited in Europe, the USA, North Africa and Jamaica. She is the author of a novel and a number of poetry and short story collections.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781739154264 |
| ISBN 10 | 1739154266 |
| Title | The Keeper of All The Secrets |
| Author | Victoria Lane |
| Series | Spotlight Series |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Royal Museums Greenwich |
| Year published | 2025-03-13 |
| Number of pages | 96 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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