SARACENO, TOMÁS
1973 San Miguel de Tucumán/Argentinien
Title: Hybrid Dark semi-social Cluster SAO 140430 built by: a solo Cyrtophora citricola - four weeks, rotated 90°.
Date: 2019.
Technique: Spider silk, carbon fibre, ink and metal. In glass display case.
Measurement: Total measurements: 39,5 x 55 x 40cm.
The work is accompanied by a hanging device and installation and care instructions. This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Galerie Esther Schipper, Berlin, dated October 22, 2024. A hanging device and installation and care instructions are also available.
Provenance:
- Esther Schipper Gallery, Berlin
- Private collection North Rhine-Westphalia
- Natural spider webs by Saraceno are a rarity on the auction market
- The opuntia spider's web is one of the most complex webs in nature
- The web embodies complex, co-operative structures and refers to Saraceno's central theme of global interdependence.