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Eat Me

Helen Chadwick, 1991

© The artist's estate

Three elliptical-shaped light boxes arranged in a line. Each has a photograph of a circle of bluebells with a black liquid in the centre, made to resemble an eye. An additional light box is suspended approximatley 1.5m above and at right-angles. This is covered by a photograph of yellow petals with a raw oyster in its shell at the centre. The lightboxes are intended to give life to the inanimate images. Animal and vegetable material are used in many of the artist's works.

More information

Title of artwork, date

Eat Me, 1991

Date supported

2003

Medium and material

Cibachrome & glass & aluminium

Dimensions

3 pieces at 53 x 90 x 15 cm, 1 piece at 76 x 47 x 1 cm

Grant

9000

Total cost

18000

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