groundspeed, (Rose Petal) #17

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groundspeed, (Rose Petal) #17

Artist Rosemary Laing (Australian, born 1959)

Date2001

DimensionsImage size: 43 5/16 x 76 3/4 inches (110 x 195 cm)
Paper size: 48 13/16 x 82 5/16 inches (124 x 209 cm )

MediumC Type Photograph

ClassificationPhotographs

Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

2016.2

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Label TextAt first look, this photograph by Australian artist Rosemary Laing appears to be a digital manipulation. But look closer—it is actually the result of a painstakingly staged installation. To create this scene, Laing laid down industrially produced carpet in a South Australia forest. The result, like all of the works in her groundspeed series, is a jarring intrusion of human culture into the natural world. Laing's work deftly draws attention to the complex relationship between the consumerist needs and material output of modern society and our increasing encroachment on nature.Published ReferencesSolomon-Godeau, Abigail, Rosemary Laing, Munich and New York, Prestel, 2012. repr. (col.) p. 105.Comparative ReferencesSee also Webb, Vivienne, The Unquiet Landscapes of Rosemary Laing, Sydney, Australia, Museum of Contemporary Art, 2005, repr. (col.) cover.