Untitled
Datec. 1997
MediumChromogenic print
DimensionsImage: 19 9/16 × 15 7/16 inches (49.7 × 39.2 cm)
Sheet: 20 × 15 15/16 inches (50.8 × 40.5 cm)
Portfolio/Series"Printed Matter Photography Portfolio II: Landscapes, 1996-98."
Credit LineGift of Zoë and Joel Dictrow.
Object number2013.4.6
Copyright© Roni Horn.
The images and text contained on this page are owned by Telfair Museums or used by the Museum with permission from the owners. Unauthorized reproduction, transmission or display of these materials is prohibited with the exception of items deemed “fair use” as defined by U.S. and international copyright laws.Label TextRoni Horn's close-range photograph of a snow-white owl perched on a rock in front of a stark background looks unnaturally composed. The white walls behind the bird denote an artificial environment like that of a portrait studio and lead the viewer to question the bird’s environment. The subject is in fact a taxidermied owl that speaks to Horn’s other works, which often consider humanity’s need to control nature.
Horn currently lives and works in New York City and shows her work internationally. She has had solo exhibitions at the Dia Center for the Arts, the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Centre Pompidou in Paris.
