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Revelatory: revealing something otherwise unknown | Fake: a thing that is not genuine; a forgery or sham

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100% Alive

When microbiologist Dr. Elisa Granato volunteered to be the first recipient of a trial vaccine for Covid-19 she didn't expect to be declared dead afterwards on social media. In the aftermath she spent several days trying to convince the world that she was in fact alive and well and suffering no ill effects from her injection. Despite Elisa's attempts to prove her aliveness she still continued to receive communications accusing her of being dead - some even believed that all of her denials were somehow pre-recorded as part of a conspiracy. In response to this story we made a drawing, created a fake super-8 film, wrote a letter and recorded a podcast.

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Patricia Kingori talks to Elisa Granato about her experiences of being at the centre of a fake news story.

Digital pencil drawing of a poster for an imaginary Elisa Granato hologram lecture tour. Al Hopwood 2022

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Smart-phone footage (made to look like super 8 film) documenting the hand-delivery of the hologram poster. Al Hopwood 2022

Patricia Kingori talks to Elisa Granato about her experiences of being at the centre of a fake news story.

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Letter of Convenience (fake letter to Elisa Granato). Al Hopwood 2022

© Patricia Kingori & Al Hopwood 2023. All Rights Reserved. 

 

The Museum of Revelatory Fakes (MoRF) is a project that has been conceived and developed in collaboration by Patricia Kingori and Al Hopwood. 

MoRF has been funded by an Enriching Engagement grant from University of Oxford and by a Knowledge Exchange Fellowship from TORCH at the University of Oxford.

 

All archival materials have been used with permission from the named lenders. We have endeavoured to clear all copyright permissions, however some materials are being used under a ’fair dealing' exemption. 

 

Copyright for all featured artworks on the MoRF website remains with the author of the work. They have been loaned to MoRF with all necessary permissions secured. 

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