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Long inspired by astronomical phenomena, Kiki Smith worked with professors at Columbia University and staff of the Rutherfurd Observatory to photograph the full moon using a special camera attached to the university’s telescope. Here, she includes thirteen iterations of this image to represent the thirteen full moons that occur over the course of the year. The format of the piece adopts the accordion-fold style of medieval manuscripts. On this undulating paper, the moons are printed above a panoramic photograph of the ocean that references the gravitational pull of the moon that causes the tides. Smith is interested in the interdependence of the human body and the natural world, and this imagery also alludes to the menstrual or moon cycle.
Publisher
The LeRoy Neiman Center for Print Studies at Columbia University
DimensionsSheet (/image): 19 1/4 x 125 13/16 in., (48.9 x 319.6 cm,)
Other (folded): 9 3/4 x 9 11/16 x 1/2 in., (24.8 x 24.6 x 1.3 cm,)
Other (in display orientation): 9 3/4 x 104 x 10 1/2 in., (24.8 x 264.2 x 26.7 cm,)
Other (folded): 9 3/4 x 9 11/16 x 1/2 in., (24.8 x 24.6 x 1.3 cm,)
Other (in display orientation): 9 3/4 x 104 x 10 1/2 in., (24.8 x 264.2 x 26.7 cm,)
Accession Number 1999.3
Classificationsprint
InscriptionsBox Lid:"I see the moon and the moon sees me" " Kiki Sith 1998"; verso of box: "The LeRoy Neiman Center for Prints Studies/Kiki Smith C. 1998"
verso of panel 13 (collophon): "'TIDAL' was created by Kiki smith at the LeRoy Neiman Center for Print Studies at Columbia University in New York in an edition of 39 with 9 artist's proofs. The moon elements were printed from photogravure plates on Hahemuehle, with this collophon page printed in silkscreen. The wave elements were printed from photolithograhic plates on Kizukishi. The printed elements of the case were silkscreened. This book is dedicated to Katherine Alice and Barry Leva. Special Thanks to Thomas Vu Daniel, Allan Hacklin, Kevin Falco, Tommy White, and Michael Mueller. Also, thanks to Tom Roma, Fred Liang, greg Mahoney, Laura Sellers, Katherine McVety, Ana Garces, Gedi SiBony, Mark Wenger at Colorwheel, and the Astronomy Department of Columbia University. 14 3/9 Kiki Smith:
Edition14/39
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