Members' Access: Jónsi: Hrafntinna (Obsidian)
Jónsi, Hrafntinna (Obsidian), 2021. Sixteen-channel sound installation, chandelier, speakers, subwoofers, carpet, fossilized amber scent. Dimensions variable, diameter of installed speakers: Overall: 1061.7 cm. Running Time: 25 mins. 33 secs. Purchase, with funds by exchange from Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Conn, Hellenic Canadian Cultural Society, Jessie and Percy Waxer, Ontario Heritage Foundation, Women's Committee in memory of Lady Kemp, its first president, Howard Burnham, Professor James Mavor, Mr. and Mrs. Donald B. Strudley, Stratford, Ontario, Mr. and Mrs. Neville Burston, Douglas M. Duncan, Leon Katz, E.R. Rolph, Toronto Press Club, Joseph Alfred Whealy, Canadian National Exhibition Association, and Massey Foundation, 2022. Courtesy of the artist and Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York / Los Angeles. Photo by Pierre Le Hors. 2021/1321.
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Members' Access: Jónsi: Hrafntinna (Obsidian)
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AGO Members are invited to experience the sensation of being inside a volcano through sound, reverberation, smell and lighting.
Full of longing and appreciation for the Nordic landscape, Hrafntinna (Obsidian) (2021) is an experiential installation that powerfully demonstrates how non-visual senses can transport you to different places or trigger different memories.
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