Sparrows Sing to an Indifferent Sea, 2019

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Medium

Earliest waveform recordings of inhalation and blood flowing from the heart during various auditory experiences (1876-96), rendered and 3-D printed in brass-plated stainless steel; lacquered maple, 23k gold leaf

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.)

Credit Line

Gift of Funds from Kate Haw

Accession Number

2024.20.1

Artists / Makers

Dario Robleto (artist) American, born 1972

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Inscription

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

Provenance

The artist; purchased 30 May 2024 by NGA.

Associated Names

Robleto, Dario

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.