Ginnungagap
Collection:UAL Art Collection
Date: 2004
Artist: Annette Bjorholm
Dimensions:
92 x 122 cm
Medium: Oil on aluminium
Object number: UAC 411
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DescriptionBjorholm studied BA Fine Art at Central Saint Martins. This piece depicts an area on Mars, specifically 'her' acre on the planet.
A white cross is marked Ginnungagap, a term from Germanic mythology. It refers to a place of 'yawning emptiness at the time of creation, which lay between the relams of fire and cold.' The description serves to form a personal connection and to evoke the romantic sublime.
A white cross is marked Ginnungagap, a term from Germanic mythology. It refers to a place of 'yawning emptiness at the time of creation, which lay between the relams of fire and cold.' The description serves to form a personal connection and to evoke the romantic sublime.