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Chladni Figure 6

Photogram
1983 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A black and white photogram depicting a chladni figure in the form of abstract shapes.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleChladni Figure 6 (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Gelatin-silver print
Brief description
Photogram by Susan Derges, 'Chladni Figure 6', gelatin-silver print, Japan, 1983
Physical description
A black and white photogram depicting a chladni figure in the form of abstract shapes.
Dimensions
  • Height: 45cm
  • Width: 45cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1990
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Susan Derges 1983' (Signed and dated in ink on the reverse)
  • '"Chladni Figure: 6" aluminium plate 1.5 mm and Ilfospeed 4.24m at 1000Hz with caborundum powder.' (Inscribed on the reverse)
  • '"Chladni Figure 1000 Hz" Susan Derges.' (Inscribed on a label)
Production
This work is a camera-less photograph made using photographic paper covered with a thin coating of fine sand. This is vibrated with a cello bow causing the sand to migrate to points of relative stillness on the plate. The resulting pattern is called a chladni figure.
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1990
Collection
Accession number
E.2815-1990

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Record createdFebruary 23, 2009
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