Le voyage forme les esprits et déforme les corps [The journey shapes spirits and deforms bodies]

Mail Art. This envelope depicts, by means of collage and drawing, a sailing ship at sea as the metaphor for how 'weather' conditions shape one's journey through life.


Order number: MS 381333
Date(s) of creation: 2005
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Musa; Hassan (b 1951); contemporary visual artist
URL: https://digital.soas.ac.uk/MUSA000088/00001
URL Description: Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections

Order number: MS 381333
Summary: Mail Art. This envelope depicts, by means of collage and drawing, a sailing ship at sea as the metaphor for how 'weather' conditions shape one's journey through life.
Main author: Musa; Hassan (b 1951); contemporary visual artist
Extent: 1 item
Acquisition: The donation was made to SOAS Library in June 2018 by Elsbeth Court, an academic who teaches African Art on the IFCELS course at SOAS, with the support and agreement of the artist Hassan Musa.
Access status: Restrictions Apply
Access conditions: Requests to access this collection should be made to the Archives & Special Collections department in advance.
Copyright: Copyright in the artwork of Hassan Musa assigned to SOAS by the artist, 2018. Copyrights persist in other images and texts. The user is advised to investigate copyrights before making any re-use of this material.
Language: French
Scripts: Latin
Physical description: brown paper envelope 16cm x 23cm
Format: Archive