Roger HiornsUntitled date not known

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Artist
Roger Hiorns (born 1975)
Title
Untitled
Date date not known
MediumCeramic, felt, resin, silicon hose, plastic, metal, polyester foam, stainless steel wire and other materials
Dimensionsdisplay dimensions variable
Collection
Tate
Acquisition Purchased 2007
Reference
T12458
Not on display

Summary

Untitled is one of a series of six untitled, hollow ceramic vessels collectively known as Beachy Head (Tate T12457T12462). These works are designed to be suspended from the ceiling with stainless steel wire and filled with soap detergent. The ceramic vessel that constitutes the body of Untitled is formed from three stacked cylinders of varying diameter. Each of the cylinders is decorated with a narrow banded relief much like a bolt or screw thread. The vessel is finished with an off-white glossy glaze. From the centre of its base runs a transparent silicon hose that is connected to an air compressor that feeds oxygen into the vessel. When the air compressor is switched on, the oxygen mixes with the soap detergent to produce frothy white foam that exudes out of the vessel’s spout. This column of foam, which maintains the cylindrical form of the inside of the vessel, grows steadily upwards until it can no longer support itself… (read more)

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