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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.

Milja Laurila, Observatory, 2015, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Sir Mark Fehrs Haukohl Photography Collection at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Brooklyn Museum, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

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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