Suzanne Treister
2008-10

emeyefive
Triptych with counter and video

Born in 1935, Stella Rimington was Director-General of MI5 from 1992 - 1996. Her roles have included and been divided between the Security Services, archival work, amateur dramatics, family and spy-fiction writing.

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L & R: 50 drawings from the autobiography of Stella Rimington. (Each 21cm x 29.7cm, pencil on paper)
Centre: ALCHEMY: At Risk, a spy-fiction novel by Stella Rimington. (122 cmx 152 cm, felt pen on paper)
Front: DVD (CCTV footage of Stella Rimington lecture, London) 4:50 mins looped

Preliminary plot structure drawings for central panel: 'ALCHEMY: At Risk - a spy-fiction novel by Stella Rimington'

Rotring ink on paper in 12 sections
Total dimensions: 89cm x 84cm

Rotring ink on paper
21 x 29.7 cm

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