'Looty Goes to Heaven reimagines Looty’s story in the context of Birmingham, where Crufts – the largest dog show in the world – is currently situated. Looty, a small Pekingese dog, was taken from China to England during the looting of the Second Opium War and was gifted to Queen Victoria. Looty was one of the first Pekingese dogs to arrive in England, sparking a great interest in the breed.

Amy Ching-Yan Lam’s project consists of an animation of Looty, a book of speculative fiction about Looty’s life, and a poppy meadow. The meadow, to be planted after the Commonwealth Games end, is a legacy project that will feature varieties of papaver somniferum (opium poppy), alongside a wildflower meadow. A small version of this meadow will grow this summer at the Digbeth Community Garden.'— from publisher's website

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Onsite

Location code
MON.LAA7
Language

English, 

Chinese - Traditional

Publication/Creation date

2022

No of pages

101

ISBN / ISSN

9781906753443

No of copies

1

Content type

artist monograph

Looty Goes to Heaven
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Looty Goes to Heaven, 洛蒂上天堂