Barnet College 2005/2006
Denise Wyllie
Wyllie, founder member of Art Kontact Russia UK, has organized many
exchange exhibitions. The image grew from Wyllie's quest to find a
historical document from the communist era, whilst working in Russia.
"The print was informed by my friends Marsha and Sergei's discovery of
a prisoner's mug they found on a desolate island in Karelia. This bleak
island, bordering with Finland, had been used by Stalin as camp for
dissidents. The mug is a tin can with a scrap of wire around it forming
a handle. Marsha said "This is your historical document."
