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Milja Laurila
Observatory2015

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Seven black-and-white photographs of nude figures seen from behind, mounted upright in varying heights on a white shelf projecting from the wall
Seven black-and-white photographic prints on transparent panels, standing upright on a white wall-mounted shelf, each depicting the back view of a nude female figure; panels overlap and vary slightly in height, creating a layered sequence.
Black and white photographic installation; four gelatin silver prints mounted on glass panels, each depicting a figure from behind with dark hair, arranged in a slightly overlapping row against a white wall.
Artist or Maker
Milja Laurila
Finland, born 1982
Title
Observatory
Date Made
2015
Medium
(7) Inkjet prints (inkjet print) on acrylic, shelf
Dimensions
(Overall) 22 7/16 × 74 1/2 × 4 3/4 in. (56.99 × 189.23 × 12.07 cm)
Credit Line
The Sir Mark Fehrs Haukohl Photography Collection at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Brooklyn Museum
Accession Number
M.2023.149.11a-g
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Copyright
© Milja Laurila

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