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The Other Side of the Mirror

Wallpaper
2011 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Canadian artist Lisa Hecht (born 1972) made this wallpaper for an installation entitled ‘The Other Side of the Mirror’ staged at the Haggerty Museum of Art, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, in 2011 (part of an exhibition called Current Tendencies II: Artists from Milwaukee). The wallpaper formed a backdrop to a bed, as well as mirrors, stones and shovels. The artist has described the installation as exploring “the breakdown between public and private space by examining ideas about media control, power, cultural symbols, and the subjective interpretation of current events." The pattern consists of white silhouetted figures against an ground with an Islamic pattern in shades of blue and white. Hecht is interested in how a repeated pattern can be politicized, generating feelings of discomfort, threat and uncertainty. The V&A already holds an earlier wallpaper by Hecht, ‘Chain Link Fence’, which was made for an installation called ‘Space Contains No Threats’, 2000. (see E.1497-2001)

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe Other Side of the Mirror (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Screenprint on wallpaper
Brief description
Roll of wallpaper by Lisa Hecht, made for the installation 'The Other Side of the Mirror', 2011.
Physical description
Wallpaper with geometric pattern (based on Islamic tiles) printed in two shades of blue with white, overlaid at intervals with white figures in silhouette.
Dimensions
  • Width: 72cm
Length not measured. Approx 600 cm.
Production typeLimited edition
Credit line
Given by the artist
Production
This wallpaper was made specifically for an installation, 'The Other side of the Mirror', 2011
Summary
Canadian artist Lisa Hecht (born 1972) made this wallpaper for an installation entitled ‘The Other Side of the Mirror’ staged at the Haggerty Museum of Art, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, in 2011 (part of an exhibition called Current Tendencies II: Artists from Milwaukee). The wallpaper formed a backdrop to a bed, as well as mirrors, stones and shovels. The artist has described the installation as exploring “the breakdown between public and private space by examining ideas about media control, power, cultural symbols, and the subjective interpretation of current events." The pattern consists of white silhouetted figures against an ground with an Islamic pattern in shades of blue and white. Hecht is interested in how a repeated pattern can be politicized, generating feelings of discomfort, threat and uncertainty. The V&A already holds an earlier wallpaper by Hecht, ‘Chain Link Fence’, which was made for an installation called ‘Space Contains No Threats’, 2000. (see E.1497-2001)
Collection
Accession number
E.261-2012

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Record createdApril 25, 2012
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