Edgar Martins /

Aluminium Honeycomb Assembly, M & C Laboratory, ESA-ESTEC

£2,600.00

This artwork was produced in the context of Edgar Martins’ The Rehearsal of Space and the Poetic Impossibility to Manage the Infinite, a project which resulted from a three year collaboration with the European Space Agency and which represents the most comprehensive survey ever assembled about a leading scientific and space exploration organization. This projects reflects on the new politics of space exploration as well as the impact of this kind of technological application on our social consciousness.

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Date: 2011
Dimensions: 500mmx400mm
Medium: C-print mounted on aluminium
Frame: Floating mount on wooden tray frame
Edition: 3/3 (signed and numbered)
With authenticity certificate

About the Artist
Edgar Martins is visual artist woking across different media. His work is represented in several high-profile collections, such as those of the V&A, RIBA, the Dallas Museum of Art; MAST , MUDAS, Modern Art Centre Lisbon, MAAT, Fondation Carmignac, amongst others. He has published over 16 books which were met with critical acclaim and exhibited internationally. He was selected to represent Macau (China) at the 54th Venice Biennale.

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