Archie Moore, Golden Promise, 2026,
from Remnants Of My Father, 24ct gold, 21 × 29.4 × 0.08 cm, TCG023857
Pallion Art Collection
HAND-DRAWN MAP
X marks the spot on the map
where the treasure was found.
A glint of brilliance when we all
started to dig underground.
(‘Full circle’, Descendents)
In my father’s deceased estate I found a hand-drawn map with a vague location where something valuable lies, letters written to mining companies seeking an assay test, and mining lease notices. The information in these documents perhaps isn’t worth the paper they are written on but what if one could fulfil the father’s preoccupation by turning these documents into gold? To realise the prospect of a better future. To make what he said and promised, true.
X marks the spot on the map
where the treasure was found.
A glint of brilliance when we all
started to dig underground.
(‘Full circle’, Descendents)
In my father’s deceased estate I found a hand-drawn map with a vague location where something valuable lies, letters written to mining companies seeking an assay test, and mining lease notices. The information in these documents perhaps isn’t worth the paper they are written on but what if one could fulfil the father’s preoccupation by turning these documents into gold? To realise the prospect of a better future. To make what he said and promised, true.