The Millennium Dome, London 29/12/97
Photograph
1997 (photographed), 2000 (printed)
1997 (photographed), 2000 (printed)
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The Millennium Dome was built in Greenwich, London, to mark the turn of the third millennium and is the biggest dome in the world. Mark Power gained privileged access to the dome throughout the period of its construction, documenting the interior and exterior to produce a valuable record of the building, published in his book Superstructure (2000). Here he shows the dome’s high-tension wires before they were pulled taut to suspend the roof. Against the night sky the web of lines appear like a skeletal drawing of the structure, an almost invisible design sketched in the air.
Object details
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| Title | The Millennium Dome, London 29/12/97 (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Gelatin-silver print |
| Brief description | Black and white photograph showing construction wires against night sky in circular pattern by Mark Power, made in London, 1997 (printed 2000). |
| Physical description | Black and white photograph showing construction wires against night sky in circular pattern. |
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| Gallery label | Power gained privileged access to the Millennium Dome throughout the period of its construction. He documented the interior and exterior to produce a valuable record of the building, published in his book Superstructure. Here he shows the Dome's high tension wires before they were pulled taught to suspend the roof. Against the night sky the web of
lines appear like a skeletal drawing of the structure, an almost invisible design sketched in the air.(22/09/2004) |
| Credit line | Purchased through the Cecil Beaton Royalties Fund |
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| Summary | The Millennium Dome was built in Greenwich, London, to mark the turn of the third millennium and is the biggest dome in the world. Mark Power gained privileged access to the dome throughout the period of its construction, documenting the interior and exterior to produce a valuable record of the building, published in his book Superstructure (2000). Here he shows the dome’s high-tension wires before they were pulled taut to suspend the roof. Against the night sky the web of lines appear like a skeletal drawing of the structure, an almost invisible design sketched in the air. |
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| Accession number | E.256-2002 |
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| Record created | June 28, 2005 |
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