About The Work
About
Gala Porras-Kim has produced a new limited edition lithographic print exclusively for Gasworks, to accompany her first UK exhibition.
Eremina Rediviva consists of twelve snails drawn by hand in graphite and refers to a collection of desert snail shells that were donated to the British Museum in 1846. The shells were catalogued and placed in a case in the museum’s mollusk collection. Four years later, William Baird, a zoologist at the museum, was cleaning the case and noticed a thin layer of slime next to one of the shells. He placed the shell into a basin of water and was surprised to see the snail’s head pop out, returning to life. The snail became a minor celebrity, sitting for portraits and attracting visitors to the museum.
Like many of the works included in Porras-Kim’s new Gasworks exhibition, Eremina Rediviva questions the ethical principles of museum conservation, whilst also bringing to life individual objects displayed within the museum collection. In an attempt to revive one of the twelve snails featured in the work, Porras-Kim has applied a glossy slime effect by hand to one snail in each individual print.
Artist Biography
Gala Porras-Kim is an artist born in Bogota and based in Los Angeles. Her work has been featured at the São Paulo Biennial; Gwangju Biennale; Whitney Biennial; LACMA, Los Angeles; and Made in LA Biennial, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles. She has received awards including Creative Capital, Joan Mitchell Foundation, and Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation. She was a recent Radcliffe fellow at Harvard, and is currently artist-in-residence at The Getty.
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*Please note that as is traditional in editions publishing, prices will increase as the work sells out.
About Gala Porras-Kim
From The Magazine
Archival duotone lithographic print
14.37 x 10.43 in
36.5 x 26.5 cm
Signed and numbered by the artist.
About The Work
About
Gala Porras-Kim has produced a new limited edition lithographic print exclusively for Gasworks, to accompany her first UK exhibition.
Eremina Rediviva consists of twelve snails drawn by hand in graphite and refers to a collection of desert snail shells that were donated to the British Museum in 1846. The shells were catalogued and placed in a case in the museum’s mollusk collection. Four years later, William Baird, a zoologist at the museum, was cleaning the case and noticed a thin layer of slime next to one of the shells. He placed the shell into a basin of water and was surprised to see the snail’s head pop out, returning to life. The snail became a minor celebrity, sitting for portraits and attracting visitors to the museum.
Like many of the works included in Porras-Kim’s new Gasworks exhibition, Eremina Rediviva questions the ethical principles of museum conservation, whilst also bringing to life individual objects displayed within the museum collection. In an attempt to revive one of the twelve snails featured in the work, Porras-Kim has applied a glossy slime effect by hand to one snail in each individual print.
Artist Biography
Gala Porras-Kim is an artist born in Bogota and based in Los Angeles. Her work has been featured at the São Paulo Biennial; Gwangju Biennale; Whitney Biennial; LACMA, Los Angeles; and Made in LA Biennial, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles. She has received awards including Creative Capital, Joan Mitchell Foundation, and Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation. She was a recent Radcliffe fellow at Harvard, and is currently artist-in-residence at The Getty.
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*Please note that as is traditional in editions publishing, prices will increase as the work sells out.
About Gala Porras-Kim
From The Magazine
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