Decline and Fall (fnd 013 box, 2003)
Foundry : F Elliott and C Serafin
A portable installation box, produced as a protest exhibition and installed in front of the American Embassy
in London in 2003. A miniature Afghanistan national flag was made for each Afghan civilian killed in the war
and planted on the lawn outside the embassy. Foundry planted 1300 flags before they were stopped under the
new anti-terrorism laws. The set includes 25 flags and a set of instructions for planting at suggested venues.

Edition of 50, UK, 2003
Printed flags, instruction sheet, box.
20.5 x 15 x 3 cms
foundry.press@virgin.net

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