Breath
Form ("Breath")
c.1994-5 (made)
c.1994-5 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Glass form with two interlocking ovoid forms
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Breath (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Glass, free blown, cut, ground, polished, drilled |
| Brief description | "Breath", glass form, free blown, cut, ground, drilled, polished, Emma Woffenden, Britain, c.1994-5. |
| Physical description | Glass form with two interlocking ovoid forms |
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| Gallery label | Emma Woffenden (born 1962)
Breath
1994
Woffenden frequently explores the nature of control and of emotional and physical isolation. Breath suggests a light exhalation. Yet, the drooping, trapped bubble resulting from the puff of air also appears to be fighting to stay inflated inside the compression of the bell jar.
Britain (London)
Mould-blown, cut and drilled
Museum no. C.20-1995. Gift of Alastair Pilkington Fund |
| Credit line | Purchased with Alastair Pilkington Funds |
| Other number | 9835 - Glass gallery number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.20-1995 |
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| Record created | December 13, 1997 |
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