Not on display
- Artist
- Tim Head born 1946
- Medium
- Photograph, colour, on paper
- Dimensions
- Image: 1210 x 2180 mm
- Collection
- Tate
- Acquisition
- Purchased 1988
- Reference
- P77262
Display caption
Genetic modification, toxic waste and other controversial issues facing modern society are explored in a series of works by Tim Head. This photograph features a seductive, yet contaminated landscape, filled with small rubber erasers moulded in the shape of human skulls, surrounded by toy aeroplanes. Whilst the objects in themselves are playful, the image raises more serious questions about the consequences of our fast-paced lifestyle and the polluted burden placed upon the environment.
Gallery label, September 2004
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