Caitlin Murphy
The Brontë Parsonage
"This piece was inspired by The Brontë Parsonage Museum, which interested me because it revealed a new, intimate side to the Brontë sisters. Looking at some of their personal items faded the air of mystery that is associated with them due to their secluded lifestyle. I wanted to communicate how important the parsonage, surrounding moorland, and sense of place was for the Brontë sisters. I was also fascinated by their made up worlds of Gondal and Angria, which they wrote in code, and hand-bound into tiny books. The sadness and suffering of the Brontës in their later lives was a harsh comparison to the charming childhood stories. Branwell Brontë’s fall into drug and alcohol abuse, and the devastating effect consumption (now known as tuberculosis) had on the family also influenced my work."
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A3 digital print on 100% recycled paper.
Currently exhibiting at Hyde Park Book Club, Leeds.
£15 +P&P
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