
Stream (light)
2013
Mona Hatoum's 'Stream (light)' from 2013 is a provocative work created from human hair on toilet paper. The piece explores themes of bodily presence, fragility, and the everyday through unexpected materials.
- Medium
- Human hair on toilet paper
- Location
- Sotheby's, New York, NY
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Sotheby'sView on map
🔨 Auction Lot
Testimony of a Journey: The Al Zayani Collection
April 25, 2023
Estimate: $1,000 to $2,000
Lot 74
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Artists in conversation

Kiki Smith
American · b. 1954

Kiki Smith consistently uses human hair and bodily materials to explore fragility, mortality, and corporeal presence in conceptual works that share Hatoum's intimate engagement with the abject and the human form.

Cornelia Parker
British · b. 1956

Parker transforms everyday and mundane materials into conceptually charged minimalist works that investigate fragility and transience, closely mirroring Hatoum's approach of elevating humble domestic substances into profound artistic statements.
Sonya Clark
American · b. 1967
Sonya Clark frequently incorporates human hair as a primary material in conceptual mixed media works that examine identity, intimacy, and bodily experience, echoing the tactile and culturally loaded material choices found in Hatoum's piece.
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