Picture
orbit

Artist:  Jennifer Steinkamp
Title:
Orbit
Date: 
2008, 2010
Dimensions:
   This piece can be installed as a large scale projection with one or more projectors, or played on a flat screen monitor.
Photo Credit: 
Robert Wedemeyer, Courtesy ACME, Los Angeles
Part of the collection: Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Virginia, Orbit 3
Exhibition History:
 

  1. Gala in the Garden, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, California, October 10, 2009.
  2. ACME, Los Angeles, California, October 17 - November 14, 2009.
  3. Anniversary Show, ACME, Los Angeles, California, November 21 - December 19, 2009.
  4. CUE: Artist's Video, Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, curated by Christopher Eamon, January 23 - March 21, 2010.

Description:
Orbit is is the depiction of the celestial mechanics of a planet spinning through its year. Various trees with their leaves and flowers are blown by turbulent winds conveying the passage of time. Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter form the year.

Quicktime Movie

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