Great Dismal Swamp
Artist
Peretti, Sibylle
(German, born 1964)
Date2018
OriginUnited States of America
Medium48 kiln formed opaline glass tiles, engraved, painted, silvered, paper applique.
Dimensions60 × 80 × 1/2 in. (152.4 × 203.2 × 1.3 cm)
ClassificationsGlass
Credit LineCarolyn K. and Richard F. Barry III Art Purchase Fund
Object number2018.13
Label TextSibylle Peretti (German, born 1964)
Great Dismal Swamp
Kiln-formed opaline glass, engraved, painted, silvered, paper applique, 2018
Carolyn K. and Richard F. Barry III Art Purchase Fund
Traditions of tile murals often convey complex visual narratives. Here, the German artist Sibylle Peretti combined photography and drawing with handmade glass tiles, whose surfaces were also enriched with engraving, mirroring and slumping.
In Peretti’s glass sculptures and multimedia collages, nature is a central theme. She often presents it as an interzone between urban and rural space, ambivalent locales termed “edgelands” by the English environmentalist Marion Shoard (born 1949). Here, the Great Dismal Swamp is imagined as a dream-like landscape that is preserved as a refuge for creatures endangered by human encroachment. Pearls, symbols of innocence, are suspended from trees and draped over branches - they underscore the mystery and fragility of coastal swampland ecosystems.
Status
Not on view
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