Mat Collishaw
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The Infectious Flowersseries of lightboxes contain photographic images of particularly luscious looking flowers. On first encounter we are struck by their exquisite colours and shapes, formed by nature and enhanced by the technology of the medium. But closer inspection reveals their imperfections. The petals are not perfectly formed – areas are ravaged by, and almost pulsated, with disease. The titles identify not the exact species of flora but the cause of their disfigurement – infection by some nature’s cruellest cancers.
Dimensions Variable New Works for the British Council Collection, The British Council 1997
- Accession Number P6624
- Dimensions 50 X 50 X 10 CM
- Media LIGHTBOX WITH PHOTOGRAPHIC TRANSPARENCY
Glossary
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Medium
Refers to either the material used to create a work of art, craft or design, i.e. oil, bronze, earthenware, silk; or the technique employed i.e. collage, etching, carving. In painting the medium refers to the binder for the pigment, e.g. oil, egg, acrylic dispersion. The plural form is media.
Past exhibitions
MADE IN BRITAIN
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2012
- Albania, Tirana, National Gallery
- Greece, Athens, Benaki Museum
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2011
- China, Suzhou Museum
- China, Hong Kong Heritage Museum
- China, Xian Museum
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2010
- China, Sichuan Provincial Museum
ROSE C'EST LA VIE ON FLOWERS IN CONTEMPORARY ART
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2004
- Israel, Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv Museum
LANDSCAPE
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2002
- Slovenia, Ljubljana, Moderna Galerija
- Belgium, Brussels, La Botanique Centre Culturel De La Communate Francaise Wallonie-Bruxelles
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2001
- Brazil, Curitiba, Casa Andrade Muricy
- Brazil, Sao Paulo, Tomi Ohtake Foundation
- Brazil, Rio De Janeiro, Museu De Arte Moderna
- Bulgaria, Sofia, Sofia City Art Gallery
- France, Paris, Espace Elektra
- Spain, Madrid, Centro Cultural Del Conde Duque
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2000
- Italy, Rome, Galleria Nazionale D'arte Moderna
- Russia, St Peter And Paul Fortress
- Russia, Moscow, House Of Artists
- Germany, Weimar, ACC Gallery
DIMENSIONS VARIABLE
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1999
- Romania, Bucharest, National Theatre Galleries
- Slovakia, Bratislava, Slovak National Gallery
- Hungary, Budapest, Ludwig Museum
- Lithuania, Vilnius, Contemporary Art Centre
- Germany, Darmstadt, Institute Mathildenhohe
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1998
- Croatia, Zagreb, Zagreb Union Of Croatian Artists
- Czech Republic, Prague, Prague National Gallery Of Modern Art
- Germany, Chemnitz, Stadtische Kunstsammlungen
- Poland, Warsaw, Zacheta Gallery
- Ukraine, Kiev, Soros Foundation
- Sweden, Stockholm, Royal Academy Of Free Arts
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1997
- Finland, Helsinki, Helsinki City Art Museum
THE CITIBANK PRIVATE BANK PHOTOGRAPHY PRIZE
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1997
- UK, London, Royal College Of Art
