The Other Side of the Mirror
Wallpaper
2011 (made)
2011 (made)
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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
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Object type | |
Title | The 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. |
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Production type | Limited 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) |
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Accession number | E.261-2012 |
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Record created | April 25, 2012 |
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