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Shroud/Chrysalis I

Catherine Richards

BIRTH YEAR 1952
BIRTH PLACE Ottawa, Ontario
MEDIUM Glass table and copper taffeta
DATE 2000
ACCESSION NUMBER 2004.09.01a-b
CREDIT LINE Collection of the Ottawa Art Gallery: purchased with the support of the Canada Council for the Arts Acquisition Assistance program, Glen A. Bloom and OAG's Acquisition Endowment Fund, 2004
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Shroud/Chrysalis 2000 is an interactive experience for the viewer who is completely isolated from subtle daily technological bombardment. The participant is wrapped in copper taffeta and placed on a glass table; contained still and on display. The material shrouding the participant blocks the usual surrounding electromagnets.

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