Sparrows Sing to an Indifferent Sea

2019

Dario Robleto

Artist, American, born 1972

Dario Robleto

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    earliest waveform recordings of inhalation and blood flowing from the heart during various auditory experiences (1876-1896), rendered and 3-D printed in brass-plated stainless steel; lacquered maple, 23k gold leaf

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Funds from Kate Haw

  • Dimensions

    overall: 5.72 × 58.42 × 58.42 cm (2 1/4 × 23 × 23 in.)
    overall with base: 114.3 × 138.43 × 73.66 cm (45 × 54 1/2 × 29 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2024.20.1

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The artist; purchased 30 May 2024 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2019

  • Dario Robleto. Unknown and Solitary Seas: Dreams and Emotions of the 19th Century, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 2019-2020.

Inscriptions

on recto: Sparrows Sing / to an / Indifferent Sea [cursive]

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