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"Wunderpus O Sea", Octavia Cook

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    "Who owns an idea? When does a conventional form become a unique and distinctive design? Auckland Museum recently acquired a brooch by contemporary jeweller Octavia Cook which explores these concepts, and responds to a particular situation in which she found herself in last year.

    Since 2001, a recurring motif of Cook's work has been her youthful self-portrait in cameo form. Her two brooches "O. Cook and J. Cook", on display in our "Encounters" gallery, pair her own image with the silhouette of James Cook, playing with ideas of significance and sentimentality. "O. Cook and J. Cook" were produced under her invented "Cook & Co." brand identity, created as a nod to high-end jewellery companies like Tiffany & Co."--At head of topic page.

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    89462 (Cat ID)

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