COAT RACK & MICK

Mick grew up in South East Asia, in his teens his family moved back to England. Since their return in 1972 he has moved from house to house, taking a plank of Malaysian hardwood with him, it had no apparent use but he was unable to part with it. Finally he attached some hooks to it and hung it on the wall as a coat rack. The wood is stencilled with his family’s name, it comes from the packing cases that transported their possessions back to London on the SS Glenogle. Every time Mick gets his coat he is reminded how lucky he was to grow up in South East Asia.

10 Jul 2011