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Handmade Readymades

Project type

Exhibition of drawings

Date

September 2026

Location

https://www.aciprojects.org/dave-beech

An online exhibition for the AC Institute curated by Jeannette Doyle

The little cottage girl’s porringer in William Wordsworth’s poem “We Are Seven”.

The little cottage girl’s porringer in William Wordsworth’s poem “We Are Seven”.

The little cottage girl’s porringer in William Wordsworth’s poem “We Are Seven”.

The little cottage girl’s porringer in William Wordsworth’s poem “We Are Seven”.

The cards Jack used to play poker when he won a ticket to sail on The Titanic in James Cameron’s film “Titanic”.

The cards Jack used to play poker when he won a ticket to sail on The Titanic in James Cameron’s film “Titanic”.

The little suitcases carried by footballers on the tram after a match in Albert Camus’ novel “The Outsider”.

The little suitcases carried by footballers on the tram after a match in Albert Camus’ novel “The Outsider”.

The thirties style blouse worn by the startled young woman on the reception desk in Lowestoft in W. G. Sebald’s novel “Rings of Saturn”.

The thirties style blouse worn by the startled young woman on the reception desk in Lowestoft in W. G. Sebald’s novel “Rings of Saturn”.

The pail of milk carried by the meanly dressed girl in Mary Shelley’s novel “Frankenstein”.

The pail of milk carried by the meanly dressed girl in Mary Shelley’s novel “Frankenstein”.

The glass of champagne that Liesel immediately spat onto her father’s overalls in Markus Zusak’s novel “The Book Thief”.

The glass of champagne that Liesel immediately spat onto her father’s overalls in Markus Zusak’s novel “The Book Thief”.

The cervical collar worn by the drummer’s dad in Richard Loncraine’s film “Slade in Flame”

The cervical collar worn by the drummer’s dad in Richard Loncraine’s film “Slade in Flame”

The diapers that the old woman pegs out while singing a popular tune in George Orwell’s novel “1984”.

The diapers that the old woman pegs out while singing a popular tune in George Orwell’s novel “1984”.

The newspaper shared by the three lodgers in Franz Kafka’s novel “The Metamorphosis”.

The newspaper shared by the three lodgers in Franz Kafka’s novel “The Metamorphosis”.

The green mackintosh that Doris Kilman has worn year in year out in Virginia Woolf’s novel “Mrs Dalloway”

The green mackintosh that Doris Kilman has worn year in year out in Virginia Woolf’s novel “Mrs Dalloway”

The salver containing cucumber sandwiches for Lady Bracknell in Oscar Wilde’s play “The Importance of Being Earnest”.

The salver containing cucumber sandwiches for Lady Bracknell in Oscar Wilde’s play “The Importance of Being Earnest”.

The hard hats worn by protesting miners marching against pit closures in Patrick Keiller’s film “London”.

The hard hats worn by protesting miners marching against pit closures in Patrick Keiller’s film “London”.

The vase next to the grey headstone behind the smashed window in Alan Sillitoe’s novel “Saturday Night & Sunday Morning”.

The vase next to the grey headstone behind the smashed window in Alan Sillitoe’s novel “Saturday Night & Sunday Morning”.

The pennies placed on the eyes of the violent dad’s corpse in Terence Davies’ film “Distant Voices, Still Lives”

The pennies placed on the eyes of the violent dad’s corpse in Terence Davies’ film “Distant Voices, Still Lives”

Billy’s falconry gauntlet in Barry Hines’ novel “A Kestrel for a Knave”.

Billy’s falconry gauntlet in Barry Hines’ novel “A Kestrel for a Knave”.

The portrait of Queen Victoria that the “cockney Signora” displays on the wall of The Bertolini in E. M. Forster’s novel “A Room with a View”.

The portrait of Queen Victoria that the “cockney Signora” displays on the wall of The Bertolini in E. M. Forster’s novel “A Room with a View”.

Tess’s pillow at the dairy farm in Thomas Hardy’s “Tess of the D’Urbavilles”.

Tess’s pillow at the dairy farm in Thomas Hardy’s “Tess of the D’Urbavilles”.

The dollar that Jim handed over to Mac to buy stamps in John Steinbeck’s “In Dubious Battle”.

The dollar that Jim handed over to Mac to buy stamps in John Steinbeck’s “In Dubious Battle”.

The letter that Toyne receives telling him that his wife, Candy, is dead in Alan Clarke’s film “Scum”.

The letter that Toyne receives telling him that his wife, Candy, is dead in Alan Clarke’s film “Scum”.

The earrings worn by the young servant who asks for a refund in Émile Zola’s “The Belly of Paris”.

The earrings worn by the young servant who asks for a refund in Émile Zola’s “The Belly of Paris”.

The unknown girl’s red ribbon found in the river in Toni Morrison’s “Beloved”.

The unknown girl’s red ribbon found in the river in Toni Morrison’s “Beloved”.

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