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Alicja Kwade — Rain (0.5 hour / 0.5 meter)
Alicja Kwade

Rain (0.5 hour / 0.5 meter)

2020

In *Rain (0.5 hour / 0.5 meter)*, Alicja Kwade distills the phenomenon of rainfall into a precise, conceptual framework, reducing a natural occurrence to measurable units of time and space. The work reflects Kwade's ongoing investigation into the nature of perception, measurement, and the systems humans use to quantify the world around them. By assigning numerical values to something as ephemeral as rain, she invites viewers to consider the tension between scientific abstraction and lived, sensory experience.

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Execution: Executed in 2020.

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Alicja Kwade, Rain (0.5 hour / 0.5 meter), 2020

In *Rain (0.5 hour / 0.5 meter)*, Alicja Kwade distills the phenomenon of rainfall into a precise, conceptual framework, reducing a natural occurrence to measurable units of time and space. The work reflects Kwade's ongoing investigation into the nature of perception, measurement, and the systems humans use to quantify the world around them. By assigning numerical values to something as ephemeral as rain, she invites viewers to consider the tension between scientific abstraction and lived, sensory experience.

Dimensions
96.8 x 127.3 cm
Year
2020
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Minimal, Serene, Installation, Conceptual Art, Experimental, Time-Based, Nature, Modern, Abstract, Contemporary

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