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    Merran Esson: A Life of Collecting

    Oct 07, 2020 8 minutes
    Merran’s words, written and edited by James and Kirsty Esson

    I love collecting, I love it when I see something I want, I do a little negotiation with my brain and my bank balance. Do I really want it? Do I really need this piece in my collection? Ultimately my brain normally wins and I end up with them on my shelf − I smile at them every day. Is it an addiction?

    Being a collector is a bit like having conversations with strangers, because the works enter into your home and sit on your shelves and are there every day as the sunshines. They cast shadows; I like the emotiveness of the shadows. It is quite exciting, it is about conversations with strangers, and friends in a way, but they do not know that I am having these conversations with them. As I am waking up, or having my breakfast, does Robert Barron know I love to drink my tea from one of his cups in the morning? As I walk around a gallery and look at work, thinking can I afford to buy this? Do I want to buy this? There are these silent conversations being had, and I’m sure there are many people who do not even know they are in my collection, and I am having these conversations with their work as I

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