The Queen`s House, Greenwich presents new commission by Susan Derges
(Artdaily.org)

The Queen’s House, Greenwich presents a new set of works by artist, Susan Derges. The newly commissioned photographic works, titled Mortal Moon, are a creative response to the Armada Portrait of Elizabeth I and have been inspired by the fragile vessels travelling the oceans at the mercy of heavenly and earthly forces. The works are being displayed in the Queen’s Presence Chamber, alongside the iconic portrait of the Virgin Queen. Having trained as a painter, Susan Derges is perhaps best known for her pioneering method of capturing the continuous movement of water by immersing photographic paper directly into rivers or shorelines. For the Queen’s House, she has created four new photographic works, using both analogue and digital techniques, unpacking the Armada Portrait’s symbolism, with a particular focus on the Moon.