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On display at V&A South Kensington
Photography Centre, Room 101, The Sir Elton John and David Furnish Gallery

Torn Quilt with Effects of Sunlight

Photograph
2003 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
McFarland, Scott (photographer)

The instability of colour and shadow in this image of a patchwork quilt is the result of digitally overlaying a number of different exposures, using selected areas from individual shots to stitch together a final composite image. Some of the shots were taken in the early morning and others later in the day when the sun’s angle was different. This method of assembly provides a visual equivalent for the quilt represented in the image.


Object details

Categories
Photographs
Textiles
Object type
Photograph
TitleTorn Quilt with Effects of Sunlight (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Digital c-print
Brief description
'Torn Quilt with Effects of Sunlight', 2003, photograph by Scott McFarland (Born Hamilton, Ontario 1975)
Physical description
Close-up image of the play of sunlight on a worn patchwork quilt.
Dimensions
  • Print height: 55.2cm
  • Print width: 81.6cm
  • Frame height: 56.1cm (Note: Measurement of object when framed)
  • Frame width: 81.6cm (Note: Measurement of object when framed - frame does not exceed width of print)
  • Height of grid height: 500cm (Note: Size of grid when all 18 photographs in the series are displayed together)
  • Width of grid width: 784cm (Note: Size of grid when all 18 photographs in the series are displayed together)
Copy number
4/5
Gallery label
  • The contrasting colours and shadows in this image are the result of digitally overlaying exposures. Some were made in the morning and others in the evening, when the sun’s angle had changed. The method of stitching the image together is the visual equivalent of a patchwork quilt. It acts as a comment on the light and time expended in the creation of both the textile and the photograph.(15/06/2023)
  • The instability of colour and shadow in this image of a patchwork quilt is the result of digitally overlaying a number of different exposures, using selected areas from individual shots to stitch together a final composite image. Some of the shots were taken in the early morning, and others later in the day when the sun's angle is different. This method of assembly provides a visual equivalent to the quilt it represents.(20/02/2006)
Credit line
Purchased through the Cecil Beaton Royalties Fund
Subjects depicted
Suns
Quilts
Summary
The instability of colour and shadow in this image of a patchwork quilt is the result of digitally overlaying a number of different exposures, using selected areas from individual shots to stitch together a final composite image. Some of the shots were taken in the early morning and others later in the day when the sun’s angle was different. This method of assembly provides a visual equivalent for the quilt represented in the image.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.400-2005

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Record createdAugust 25, 2005
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O115785/torn-quilt-with-effects-of-photograph-mcfarland-scott/
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