Per Pulverem Ad Astra 8.5
Photograph
2007 (made)
2007 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
In this series, 'Per Pulverem Ad Astra', Eva Stenram has spliced together NASA-generated images from Mars downloaded from the Internet, which she converted to 35 mm negatives. She then left these negatives lying around her flat to gather dust and hair. The result of this process is a group of images of an unfamiliar landscape dotted with indecipherable shapes. The photographs, each of which is unique, are brilliant in colour with swirling lines and abstract dust particles that sometimes look like clouds, sometimes explosions, etc.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Per Pulverem Ad Astra 8.5 (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | C-type colour print |
| Brief description | Photograph, unique C-type print, 'Per Pulverem Ad Astra 8.5', by Eva Stenram, UK, 2007. |
| Physical description | Colour photograph of an indecipherable landscape, made from NASA-generated images. |
| Dimensions |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Copy number | Unique print |
| Marks and inscriptions | Artist has stuck a label on the back of image, on which she was signed and written the title of the work and dated 2007 |
| Credit line | Purchased through the Cecil Beaton Royalties Fund |
| Summary | In this series, 'Per Pulverem Ad Astra', Eva Stenram has spliced together NASA-generated images from Mars downloaded from the Internet, which she converted to 35 mm negatives. She then left these negatives lying around her flat to gather dust and hair. The result of this process is a group of images of an unfamiliar landscape dotted with indecipherable shapes. The photographs, each of which is unique, are brilliant in colour with swirling lines and abstract dust particles that sometimes look like clouds, sometimes explosions, etc. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.66-2009 |
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| Record created | February 16, 2009 |
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