A surveillance mirror signed in permanent marker, named after Richard Hamilto’s slip it to me.

‘The Arnolfini Portrait’, painted by the Dutch master Jan van Eyck (and often thought to depict a wedding), is famous for featuring a convex mirror in which van Eyck himself can be seen. Above the mirror the artist has written ‘Jan van Eyck was here 1434’. Many think the artist was employed as a witness to a marriage, with his newly invented oil-painting technique being used to create legal documentation, like photographs are today. Meanwhile, ‘Epiphany’ is also a title of the British Pop artist Richard Hamilton’s circular, 1964 painting that bears the text ‘SLIP IT TO ME’; a phrase that suggests illegal activities when related to a surveillance mirror. Because Turk’s piece reflects the whole room, it has the effect of adding his signature to everything around it, laying claim to all work on display with the pseudo-legal authority of van Eyck’s signature.

Epiphany

Marker pen on surveillance mirror

A surveillance mirror signed in permanent marker, named after Richard Hamilto’s slip it to me.‘The Arnolfini Portrait’, painted by the Dutch master Jan van Eyck (and often thought to depict a wedding), is famous for featuring a convex mirror in which van Eyck himself can be seen. Above the mirror the artist has written ‘Jan van Eyck was here 1434’. Many think the artist was employed as a witness to a marriage, with his newly invented oil-painting technique being used to create legal documentation, like photographs are today. Meanwhile, ‘Epiphany’ is also a title of the British Pop artist Richard Hamilton’s circular, 1964 painting that bears the text ‘SLIP IT TO ME’; a phrase that suggests illegal activities when related to a surveillance mirror. Because Turk’s piece reflects the whole room, it has the effect of adding his signature to everything around it, laying claim to all work on display with the pseudo-legal authority of van Eyck’s signature.

Signatures

Mirrors

Object Trouvé

A surveillance mirror signed in permanent marker, named after Richard Hamilto’s slip it to me.

Four attempted signatures of Piero Manzoni signed and dated by the Artist in the bottom right corner.

Piero Manzoni

Pen & pencil on recycled paper

Appropriation

Work on paper

Spectacle frames with transparencyslides in place of lenses

Slide Glasses

Glass slide mounts and spectacle frames

Spectacle frames with transparencyslides in place of lenses.

Eyes

Ready Made

Spectacle frames with transparencyslides in place of lenses

An ink stamp of the Artists signature in both the centre and the bottom right corner of the paper.

Frank

Acrylic ink on printed paper

An ink stamp of the Artists signature in both the centre and the bottom right corner of the paper.

The Artists signature in the centre of a piece of recycled paper with recycling logo in bottom right corner.

Recycled Title

Recycling

The Artists signature in the centre of a piece of recycled paper with recycling logo in bottom right corner.

A paper tablecloth soiled with wine, bread &amp; cheese, signed and dated by the Artist.

Stain

Soiled paper tablecloth

Food

Domestic

A paper tablecloth soiled with wine, bread & cheese, signed and dated by the Artist.

A stencil board with the Artists signature carved out in the bottom right corner.

Stencil

Stencil board

A stencil board with the Artists signature carved out in the bottom right corner.

A 1:100 scale drawing of the Artists signature made from plants.

85 Trees

Pencil, pen & letratone on paper

A 1:100 scale drawing of the Artists signature made from plants.

Drawing of the outline of an egg with the Artists signature inside.

Egg Drawing

Coloured pencil on paperPrint of font

Eggs

Drawing of the outline of an egg with the Artists signature inside.

Drawing of the Artists signature in egg yolk as a reference to tempura painting.

Egg Pen

Egg yolk on paper

Drawing of the Artists signature in egg yolk as a reference to tempura painting.