Roni Horn – The brain, 1994 – mixed media

Provenance: provenance: Xavier Hufkens, Brussels -Private Collection

Roni Horn (United States, 1955) is an American visual artist and writer whose multidisciplinary work explores themes of identity, perception, and the natural environment. Utilizing mediums such as sculpture, photography, and drawing, Horn often engages with the Icelandic landscape, creating pieces that challenge viewers' understanding of place and self.

Roni Horn

The brain, 1994

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Sculpture / ObjectA sculpture is a three-dimension object made using any one of the basic sculpting processes. These include carving, casting, constructing or modeling. Carving materials may be bone, ivory, stone or wood. Modeling and casting use clay or wax, while constructions glue materials together.

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mixed media

mixed mediaWood is one of the most ancient and versatile materials used in creating art. It has served as a base for paintings, brush handles, pens, and pencils, as well as for easels, wood engraving, woodcut, woodblock printing, and sculpting. Various types of wood, such as oak, maple, and pine, are commonly used in these artistic applications.

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Provenance: provenance: Xavier Hufkens, Brussels -Private Collection

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As is often said of photography, this photograph is a frozen moment. A frozen moment is not a moment at all.
- Roni Horn

Celebrated for her wide-ranging body of work that tackles themes such as gender, natural phenomena and language, Roni Horn works across the mediums of photography, print and installation among others. One of Horn’s most notable installations is You in You – the piece is situated in Basel’s east train station and is comprised of rubber tiles in the style of a walkway, mimicking an unusual basalt formation found in Iceland; Horn has travelled around Iceland throughout her life and has been largely inspired by its geographical formations and the isolation found among its landscapes. Horn has also been heavily influenced by the work of 19th century poet, Emily Dickinson – When Dickinson Shuts Her Eyes is a structural series comprised of eight poles, varying in length and each bearing a different line from Dickinson’s poem, A Wind That Rose.

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Sometimes referred to as Conceptualism, this is an art form where the idea(s) or concept(s) behind the work take precedence over material concerns and traditional aesthetics. Many conceptual artworks can be created by anyone simply by following written instructions. The concept or idea is the most essential aspect of the artwork.

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