This work is not intended as a panegyric to the British Royal family but the random selection of objects adorning Her Majesty’s presence came to suggest the theme of progeniture In this proud depiction of the queen, H.M. wears ribbons bearing medallions of her father and grandfather, whilst beside her, placed on a scaffold, is an image of her first son, Charles with his then wife, Diana and their first born, William. The present and past are hereby tied together by fine lines and chains maintaining a precarious balance.
The linearity of these relationships is emphasized by the metaphor of a fishing float and a sinker held in suspension together with a semi protected phallic object loosely tied to an anchor point; a skull-like object hovers above the monarch’s head.
Above all this is a light source; by pulling on the chain, extending below the ‘scaffold’, the spectator may further illuminate and modify this composition, a sort of feeble gesture, but it does allow some involvement with this privileged family, none the less.