Wednesday 1 December 2021
Katie Paterson, British b.1981- Lightbulb to Simulate Moonlight, 2009;
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Katie Paterson,
British b.1981-
Lightbulb to Simulate Moonlight, 2009;
mixed media; boxed set of 2 light bulbs with halogen filament, frosted colour shell, box, edition number ten of 10, 17x6x26cm (ARR)
Provenance: Haunch of Venison, London; Contemporary Art Society, London, where purchased by the present owner in 2010.
Note: Katie Paterson is a contemporary Scottish artist.
Patersons conceptual approach is evident in the present piece, which is part of an installation of 289 bulbs which each emit a lifetimes supply of moonlight based on the individuals average lifespan. This piece also demonstrates the interests which dominate the artists wider output, which include a preoccupation with space and geological time, the earths relationship with the cosmos of which it is a part, and the individuals place within this.
Her works have been exhibited in a number of prestigious collections across the world, including at the Tate Britain, the Hayward Gallery, the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, the Guggenheim Museum, Kunsthalle Wien, and MCA Sydney.
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