Sustenance 114
Photograph
2003 (photographed)
2003 (photographed)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Neeta Madahar graduated from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston in 2003. The series of photographs entitled ‘Sustenance’ is the result of her observation of birds feeding in her garden over a sustained period of time. Using artificial lighting, magnification and the selective use of focus, Madahar creates an exaggerated impression of reality, freezing the birds’ nervous animation within the network of branches. The series explores Madahar’s interest in the concept of ‘home’: familiarity and strangeness, belonging and migration, routine and repetition.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Sustenance 114 (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Iris ink-jet print |
| Brief description | Photograph by Neeta Madahar, 'Sustenance 114', 2003, iris inkjet print |
| Physical description | Colour photograph of birds feeding in the foliage of a tree. |
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| Gallery label | Sustenance is the result of Madahar's observations of birds feeding in her garden over a sustained period of time. Using artificial lighting, magnification and the selective use of focus, she creates an exaggerated impression of reality, freezing the birds' nervous animation within the network of branches.(2008-2009) |
| Credit line | Purchased through the Cecil Beaton Royalties Fund |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | Neeta Madahar graduated from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston in 2003. The series of photographs entitled ‘Sustenance’ is the result of her observation of birds feeding in her garden over a sustained period of time. Using artificial lighting, magnification and the selective use of focus, Madahar creates an exaggerated impression of reality, freezing the birds’ nervous animation within the network of branches. The series explores Madahar’s interest in the concept of ‘home’: familiarity and strangeness, belonging and migration, routine and repetition. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.3579-2004 |
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| Record created | August 19, 2004 |
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