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Armoured Piñata - 'In Cahoots' break into the dream garden.
[‘In Cahoots’ are Bernard Irwin and Howard Silverman]



Piñata: a decorated container filled with sweets or small gifts, which is broken open by a blindfolded person at a festive celebration – [originating in Mexico and the south-western United States, now frequently seen in the UK and around the world.]

In this piece the Piñata contains the prize of creative promise, not easily accessible, thus the ‘Armoured Piñata’. To open it requires persistence and in this case, collaboration. 

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