Curiouser and Curiouser

I’m afraid I failed to post yesterday, so it’s a back-blip - due to a combination of tiredness and indecision. 

I love the V&A and have been a member for several years. This does mean, of course, that when we do make it to London, we binge-view exhibitions. And so it is that we embark on a campaign of military precision: 8.45 - Epic Iran; 10.15 - Alice: Curiouser and Curiouser; 11.45 - Bags. As usual, the V&A excels in the skills of imaginative presentation. Epic Iran is full of precious exhibits showing the rich cultural history of Persia - with projections creating the intricate domes of Isfahan. Alice shows the huge influence of Lewis Carroll’s books across the years - who knew, for example, that Dali had  illustrated an edition - and plunges you into the surreal fantasies of Alice’s adventures through a range of stunning effects. Bags - the most traditional of the three - presents intricate constructions of bags through the ages, from the totally practical to the crazily eccentric. All this means, of course, that I gather a huge array of photographs- and it’s impossible to choose. 

In the end I go for a shot of a potential ‘Alice’ caught in the lights against one of the exhibits, her shadow looming large above her. It just seemed to echo the shrinking and growing motif of the book.  

In extras:
Epic Iran collage 
Mad Hatter’s Tea Party
Bags Collage
1600 century frog ‘sweet purse’ - tiny bag used to cary sweet smelling herbs  - more in the link below: 
https://www.vogue.co.uk/fashion/gallery/v-and-a-bags-inside-out-exhibition

Sorry, miles behind - eventually I’ll catch up ….