Briony Marshall British, b. 1974
Water, 2019
Bronze sculpture mounted in wooden open frame
15 x 15 x 7.5 cm (framed)
5 7/8 x 5 7/8 x 3 in
5 7/8 x 5 7/8 x 3 in
Edition 7 of 12
Courtesy of the Artist/Pangolin London
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This work is inspired by the chemical shape of Water in which an oxygen molecule holds tightly to two much smaller hydrogen atoms. I have re-imagined this as a mother...
This work is inspired by the chemical shape of Water in which an oxygen molecule holds tightly to two much smaller hydrogen atoms. I have re-imagined this as a mother with two small children, holding each other in time and space.
The molecular formula for water is H2O. Water is the most ubiquitous molecule in living organisms, representing about 60% of an adult human body and plays a key part of both the geography and life on earth. Yet still holds many mysteries as we don’t fully understand the structure of it in its liquid form.
The molecular formula for water is H2O. Water is the most ubiquitous molecule in living organisms, representing about 60% of an adult human body and plays a key part of both the geography and life on earth. Yet still holds many mysteries as we don’t fully understand the structure of it in its liquid form.
Provenance
From the artist.
Exhibitions
Exhibited as part of Fifteen: An Anniversary Exhibition at Pangolin London, 26 September - 4 November 2023.