Daniel Mudie Cunningham, Break and Enter 2009 Crayon coin rubbings and transfers on KLIPPAN Daniel Mudie Cunningham embarked on this project while his brother Christopher Mudie was remanded, far from home, at Parklea Prison in NSW. Daniel’s design responds to a childhood memory of the brothers fossicking through the family couch for coins that would fall from their dad’s pockets. Along with their brothers Sean and Trevor, they would race each other to seize the treasures hidden in the couch. One day Christopher had a brilliant plan. No more than ten years old, he grabbed a kitchen knife and slashed a tear on both sides of the couch. His strategy for easy access paid off – he made at least $2 that evening. He also got smacked with the wooden spoon. The coin rubbings on Daniel’s couch reference this family memory, his brother’s time in prison, as well as the couch change a KILPPAN might yield. Daniel Mudie Cunningham (born Melbourne,1975) is a Sydney based artist, curator and writer.

Daniel Mudie Cunningham, Break and Enter 2009
Crayon coin rubbings and transfers on KLIPPAN

Daniel Mudie Cunningham embarked on this project while his brother Christopher Mudie was remanded, far from home, at Parklea Prison in NSW. Daniel’s design responds to a childhood memory of the brothers fossicking through the family couch for coins that would fall from their dad’s pockets. Along with their brothers Sean and Trevor, they would race each other to seize the treasures hidden in the couch. One day Christopher had a brilliant plan. No more than ten years old, he grabbed a kitchen knife and slashed a tear on both sides of the couch. His strategy for easy access paid off – he made at least $2 that evening. He also got smacked with the wooden spoon. The coin rubbings on Daniel’s couch reference this family memory, his brother’s time in prison, as well as the couch change a KILPPAN might yield.
Daniel Mudie Cunningham (born Melbourne,1975) is a Sydney based artist, curator and writer.

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