Roni Horn: Water | Art21 "Exclusive"

Episode #081: Artist Roni Horn discusses the paradoxical identity and dependency of water, paired with scenes of Icelandic landscapes. Water and Iceland serve as both subjects and metaphors in the artists work, coming together most recently in "Vatnasafn/Library of Water," a building designed by the artist in Stykkishólmur, Iceland.

Roni Horn explores the mutable nature of art through sculptures, works on paper, photography, and books. Horn describes drawing as the key activity in all her work because drawing is about composing relationships. Horn crafts complex relationships between the viewer and her work by installing a single piece on opposing walls or in adjoining rooms.

Learn more about Roni Horn: http://www.art21.org/artists/roni-horn

VIDEO | Producer: Wesley Miller & Nick Ravich. Interview: Susan Sollins. Camera: Terry Doe & Mead Hunt. Sound: Ron Garson & Mark Mandler. Editor: Jenny Chiurco. Special Thanks: Hauser & Wirth, London.

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• water
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• photography
• drawing

[OpheliasLaments]

I don't think she has seen the Missouri river lol. Is she an artist or a wannabe philosopher? Just a bunch of pretentious bs and this is coming from an artist.

[ihiwehiwana]

wtf

[05031946]

just beautiful

[ScrapedfromSealings]

no...I gotta say there is something in it.

[rdnzl401]

Totally agree. Nothing profound to see here.

[BobbyPuun]

what a load of pretentious crap.

[ErnestResendes]

Beautiful......

[guyoftv]

cool