A disused bed-sit amongst the housing estates of South East London would not normally figure in the plans of your average art-tripper, but inside one particular dwelling lies a spectacular installation by British artist Roger Hiorns. For this ambitious piece, organised by Artangel, the artist first sealed the flat then poured in thousands of gallons of boiling hot copper sulphate solution, which slowly crystallised over every surface. TateShots went to find out more.
I'm gonna do this crystallisation experiment at school soon! XD
shinyrainie 1 year ago
I saw this and thought; this is very much like a geode. External pressures force chemicals into a soup inside a dim structure and when it is broken open this living growing crystal is there, sparkling away and by the opening og the geode the process is broken and the growth is stopped or perverted.
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NiteMayr 2 years ago
was gonna go, but changed my mind.. interesting work. but not great..in my opion but how can one debate with art, any one can make a conceptual idea is jsut have the talk ! and not the bloody walk
rimind1 2 years ago
This installation was reviewed in Art in America and I couldn't wait to see more! I am really happy to have seen a video of it. I wish I could fly to London to experience it first hand. Awesome spectacle Roger...please come to America and fill up our slums!
artislife50 3 years ago
I read the reviews on this piece in "Art in America" and couldn't wait to see it! I wish I could be in London for this. Supurb installation Roger!!!!
artislife50 3 years ago
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Crystals grew on my face while i listened to that boring turd talk.....zzzzzzzzzzzzz
carlathestripper 3 years ago
Just to clarify my last post, I'm not attempting to disrespect anyone, I'm just trying to get my head around the idea.
ShokaLion 3 years ago
It's a very cool experiment, but I still don't get at which point this becomes 'art'. Copper sulphate was pumped into a room and it was allowed to crystallize. Art how? Cool experiment to show the process of crystallization, sure, but art. Ehh I'm not so sure.
ShokaLion 3 years ago