Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller salvaged a thirty foot Chinese junk boat, transported it to their studio in the interior of British Columbia, and transformed its cabin into an immersive environment. The installation title re...

Ship O&apos;Fools

Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller salvaged a thirty foot Chinese junk boat, transported it to their studio in the interior of British Columbia, and transformed its cabin into an immersive environment. The installation title refers to the long-standing allegory of the ship of fools that has been a powerful theme within western literature and art. This allegorical vessel is inhabited by deranged, frivolous passengers who travel with no captain, sailing ignorant of their direction. The metaphor serves as the framework for the fifteenth-century book Ship O' Fools by Sebastian Brant and the inspiration for Hieronymus Bosch's painting of the same title.

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Ship O'Fools

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