Wednesday, June 19, 2024

Karen M. Wirth, Cocoon, 2023

front cover

A really interesting accordion that presents a series of photographs of rocks cocooned in a glacier in the northernmost part of Norway. Accompanying the images of rocks are a series of texts with definitions of 'cocoon.' About this piece the artists states in an endnote:

"The cocooned rocks were photographed on Spitsbergen, the largest island in the archipelago of Svalbard, Norway, between 76º46'21.13"N and 79º19'30.56"N latitudes, between June 10 and June 21, 2023. The last image is in the area of the Mayersbreen glacier."

For more about Wirth's works see: Karen M. Wirth

14 double-sided pages, individually 2.75" x 4" and when unfolded 4' 8".






reverse side with snow landscape


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