Christian Kerrigan: Encased Nature

 
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Artist(s):


Title:


    Encased Nature

Exhibition:


Creation Year:


    2010

Medium:


    Lambda print

Size:


    40 cm x 30 cm

Category:


Artist Statement:


    Close-up photograph of the installation ‘Chemical Garden’.

    A sample of moss is seen encased by curing skins within a highly concentrated body of salt water. The ‘chemical sculpture’ of moss and alginate, an extract from seaweed, form over time, before they drop to the bottom of the tank.