Cornelia Parker
For some years Cornelia Parker’s work has been concerned with formalising things beyond our control, containing the volatile and making it into something that is quiet and contemplative like the ‘eye of the storm’. She is fascinated with processes in the world that mimic cartoon ‘deaths’ – steamrollering, shooting full of holes, falling from cliffs and explosions. Through a combination of visual and verbal allusions her work triggers cultural metaphors and personal associations, which allow the viewer to witness the transformation of the most ordinary objects into something compelling and extraordinary. Lately Parker’s attention has turned to issues of globalisation, consumerism and the mass-media.
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- Transitional Object II, 2008
- Net, hooks, thread and bags of lead
- Perpetual Canon, 2004
- Flattened brass band instruments suspended
- Dimensions variable
- Breathless, 2001
- Brass musical instruments, flattened
- Alter Ego, 2004
- Silver plated objects, wire
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