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To See Ourselves As Others See Us
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To See Ourselves As Others See Us
- Object:
Installation
- Place of origin:
Edinburgh (made)
- Date:
2012 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Zimmer, Jeff (maker)
- Materials and Techniques:
Glass, enamel, sandblasted, wood
- Credit Line:
Purchased with the assistance of the Jeremy and Kim White Foundation Glass Fund
- Museum number:
C.181-2014
- Gallery location:
Contemporary Glass, Room 129, The Märit Rausing Gallery, case WS
Physical description
Multiple layers of enamelled and sandblasted glass in a light-box with a black wooden frame around it. The image depicts a man lying on the floor in the foreground surrounded tree stumps and tall trees. There is also a figure and a building in the background. These are all in tones of black and grey, the sky is yellow and white enamel. The layers of glass are framed in a black ornate wooden frame.
Place of Origin
Edinburgh (made)
Date
2012 (made)
Artist/maker
Zimmer, Jeff (maker)
Materials and Techniques
Glass, enamel, sandblasted, wood
Dimensions
Height: 54 cm, Width: 69 cm, Depth: 18 cm
Descriptive line
'To See Ourselves As Others See Us', multiple layers of enamelled and sandblasted glass in a light-box with wooden frame, by Jeff Zimmer, Edinburgh, 2012.
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
New Glass Review 36 The Corning Museum of Glass, p.128.
See departmental Object Information File, particularly for installation details.
Materials
Glass; Enamel; Wood
Techniques
Enamelled; Sandblasted
Categories
Scotland; Glass; Sculpture; Installation art; Enamels
Collection
Ceramics Collection
