Exploring installation techniques
Figure 1. “Human Nature features metres-long biotextile installations” (Carlson 2023)
Figure 2. Suspended art installation (StockCake 2024)
Figure 3. Morgan, Claire. 2009. Fluid II, crow (taxidermy), strawberries, fishing hooks, nylon, 200×150×150cm overall. Installation view
Art installation concept, inspired by Fluid II (Morgan 2009) (Figure 3), "Degradation of Photography" is a large-scale photographic sculptural installation comprising a polyptych assembled from numerous hand-torn squares. The piece is created by exposing a single negative onto a grid of small gelatin silver sheets in one exposure, producing a unified image. These individual prints are suspended from the ceiling in a floating grid, collectively forming a cohesive visual composition. A cascade of squares descends from the central area of the installation in a funnel that spills onto the floor, symbolising pixels. Conceptually, the work combines experimental analogue photographic processes with sculptural installation techniques to examine the decline of traditional photographic craftsmanship and the documentary function of photography within the post-photography era.
Figure 4. “Yolngu Bark Art Transformed into Ceiling Art Installation” (Karpinsky 2023)
Figure 5. Liz Deschenes, 2009. Tilt/Swing (360º Field Of Vision, Version 1), gelatin silver prints mounted on panels, six parts, 345.4 x 487.7 x 147.3 cm overall. Installation view, MoMA, 2009.
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Carlson, Cajsa, and Cajsa Carlson. 2023. “Natural Material Studio Drapes Floor-to-ceiling Biotextiles Across Copenhagen Art Gallery.” Dezeen, June 13, 2023. https://www.dezeen.com/2023/06/13/natural-material-studio-biotextiles-copenhagen-art-gallery/.
Deschenes, Liz. 2009. Tilt/Swing (360o Field of Vision, Version 1). Gelatin silver prints mounted on panels, six parts, 345.4x487.7x147.3cm overall. New York, New York. MoMA. https://www.moma.org/collection/works/161348.
Karpinski, Krzysztof. 2023. “Public Art Fabricators Journey From Concept to Reality.” Di Emme. December 5, 2023. https://www.diemme.com.au/public-art-installations-blog/2023/12/5/public-art-fabricator-journey-from-concept-to-reality.
Morgan, Claire. 2009. Fluid II. Crow (taxidermy), strawberries, fishing hooks, nylon. Royal Society of Sculptors. https://sculptors.org.uk/artists/claire-morgan.
StockCake. 2024. “Suspended Art Installation.” StockCake. April 11, 2024. https://stockcake.com/i/suspended-art-installation_826998_148114.