The thing I love most about Cornelia Parker's work is that it is suspended, some just above the ground almost giving the illusion that you could walk on it.
'Neither From Nor Towards'
"consists of the bricks of a house that was situated on the cliffs of Dover. When the house collapsed due to cliff erosion the bricks fell down onto the beach below. They were then worn down by the sea."
She also uses shadows to give her work another dimension.
Cold Dark Matter; An Exploded View (1991)
Probably her most well-known installation was made by Cornelia Parker placing an assortment of car boot sale items in a shed, then asking the British Army to blow it up! She collected the debris and suspended it within the room to recreate the moment the shed erupted. A light is installed within the shed so that the wood and items were shadowed onto the walls, floor and ceiling.
I love this piece, it really feels as if time has stood still and you can see the very moment that this shed blew up.
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