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PHOTOGRAPH (FRAMED): PUBLIC ART: 'TRANSITION ZONE #0886 - ARTIST AT WORK', ALEX MILLER

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Alex Miller

2013

Overview

Image: Colour photograph of an artist, on a ladder, at work spray painting a skull on to a factory roller door. The skull has glowing green eyes and there are pipes and other industrial fixtures in the image.
Frame: Oak wood frame with white mount under glass.
Signature: Unsigned.
Reverse: Sticker 'Fitzgerald Photography'.

Historical information

Part of the 'Transition Zone' public art project, which aimed to visually document the Bosich factory prior to its demolition. Three artists commissioned by the City of Subiaco to work at the site: the photographer Alex Miller, artist Jackson Harvey, and video artist Jaime Fazackerley.

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Registration number

cwa-org-43-2020.146.10

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Width

700 mm

Height or length

600 mm

Inscriptions and markings

Alex Miller

Keywords

Bosich Holdings PLC

Demolished Building

City of Subiaco

Place made

Subiaco
Western Australia
Australia

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Well provenanced

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-31.9431354117, 115.8214071754

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