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Crystal Enclosure

19651985

Artwork Information

Alan Sonfist is a pioneer of Land art – art that is integrated into, and responds to the landscape. His works passionately respond to ecologies, often seeking to combine human and natural processes. Crystal Enclosure’s natural mineral crystals convert

to a gas then recrystallise with fluctuations of temperature and light. The self-contained system, perpetually changing, is a metaphor for Earth’s ecosystem.

Artist
Title
Crystal Enclosure
Production Date
19651985
Medium
natural crystals and acrylic sheet
Dimensions
914 x 457 x 102 mm
Credit Line
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the artist, 1987
Accession No
1987/32
Copyright
Copying restrictions apply
Department
International Art
Display Status
Not on display