Telling creation stories
© V&A Images/Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Each writer taking part in 26 Treasures is responding to their object in 62 words. Why 62 words? Because 26 Treasures is about reflection - a person’s reflection on an object. Reflect 26. You get 62.
When you arrive at the entrance to the British Galleries in the V&A in September, you’ll be invited to read the 62-word reflections. But what if you’d like to know more? What if Maura Dooley’s mirror journey gets you thinking, wondering, guessing? What if Sara Sheridan’s snaking story leads you into temptation?
For two months, 26 writers from around the country lived with a unique object from the V&A. They invited it into their lives. They sometimes loved it, sometimes didn’t. Candle stands stood in corners. Girandoles looked out from walls. Busts sat on mantlepieces. All in writers’ imaginations.
So we asked our writers to tell us a story. Their story. About how they arrived at their 62 words. What or who or where inspired them?
Like a magician revealing illusions, our writers are preparing to share all. Every Wednesday from next week. Here’s a taste of things to come.
Andy Hayes writing about his treasure
I headed up to the British Galleries, feeling excited and slightly nervous, noticed a big bed that someone else had as their pet treasure, glad it wasn’t mine as I would’ve just resorted to smut, then found Mr No-Body, tiny compared to many other exhibits, but to me, it was like meeting a long lost friend…
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