Portable den : floor.

Photograph of the Portable Den draped over the artist curled up on the floor underneath.

"The Portable Den is meant to be an operational object, to be displayed, and perhaps even used as an object of physical, 'magical' intentional protection. The group of works made under the title The Den are all expressions of seeking protection, refuge and freedom, and the Portable Den is the only material item located outside of the physical (real life) den born out of materials from the den which can then be transported anywhere as a portable embodiment of the den. Of course, the Portable Den's life wouldn't be to use it as a daily cloak, but it's life and use should ideally be in conditions in which that could happen, albeit in display or in occasional performance."--Provided by artist.

[London] : Sop, 2022.

1 online resource (1 digital image 9.06 MB) : colour photograph

"Artist Sop explores alternative strategies for self-care during the Covid-19 pandemic through a series of meditative sound works. As someone in the "clinically extremely vulnerable" category, Sop was forced to shield during the pandemic. They narrate the process of building a secret den in a cemetery at the edges of a wood near where they live. The den provides a space for respite, deeply connected to nature: a structure of protection and safety in which to take shelter."--From Wellcome Collection's website. https://wellcomecollection.org/exhibitions/X2s3IBMAAHbq_CtG

Documentation related to Sop's commission is held by Wellcome Collection, reference PP/SOP https://wellcomecollection.org/works/f2hw3jyp

Complemented by (work): Portable den : wall. (b3305471x)

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This photograph of Sop's artwork Portable Den, which was commissioned by Wellcome Collection for the Rooted Beings exhibition, was taken by Steven Pocock in situ at Wellcome Collection on 28 February 2022.

Title provided by artist.