{"id":145073,"date":"2024-06-14T17:00:50","date_gmt":"2024-06-14T10:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/a-set-of-clues-to-who-they-are-artists-and-authors-on-their-marvellous-mantlepieces\/"},"modified":"2024-06-14T17:18:53","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T10:18:53","slug":"a-set-of-clues-to-who-they-are-artists-and-authors-on-their-marvellous-mantlepieces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/a-set-of-clues-to-who-they-are-artists-and-authors-on-their-marvellous-mantlepieces\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018A set of clues to who they are\u2019: artists and authors on their marvellous mantlepieces"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nFascinated by the objects on his mum\u2019s fireplace and what they say about her, Orlando Gili embarked on a project to capture creatives\u2019 collectionsA mantelpiece is a place like no other. A snapshot of daily life in a home, it is solemn and esoteric, like a roadside shrine. The things that anchor us \u2013 the face of a beloved, a pebble from a favourite beach, pretty china out of reach of little hands \u2013 jostle for space with the fleeting joys of party invites and supermarket flowers. Pretty things, special things and funny things are strung together, like charms on a bracelet. Your own mantelpiece is a walk down memory lane that you can take from your sofa. Someone else\u2019s is a set of clues to who they are.For photographer Orlando Gili, the lure of the mantelpiece began, appropriately, at home. See the one below with the jug of parsley leaves beside mustard and marmalade pots? That\u2019s his mum\u2019s house. \u201cA mantelpiece is a still life, but with so much personality it is also a portrait of the person, or people, whose house this is,\u201d says Gili. His favourite mantelpieces are \u201ca jumble of sentiment and appreciation of design. They belong to people with rich hinterlands.\u201d Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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