2005

 

Hilary Crawford

Stepney, SA

Blackout 4/5

Blown murrini form, machine ground, hand buffed
19 H x 17 W x 17 D cm Piece 1

18 H x 16 W x 16 D cm Piece 2

“When systems fail we become temporarily conscious of the extraordinary force and power of design, and the effects that it generates.”1 A Blackout “...provides a brief moment of awareness of real life, what is actually happening, and our dependence on the underlying systems of design.”(1)

(1) Bruce Mau, with Jennifer Leonard and the Institute Without Boundaries. Massive Change. Phaidon Press Limited, 2004.

Photographer: Hilary Crawford

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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