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Damien Hirst — M122/105 from Biopsy Series 2
Damien Hirst

M122/105 from Biopsy Series 2

A meticulously constructed assemblage that merges the clinical with the sacred, this work from Hirst's Biopsy Series 2 layers inkjet and UV ink beneath household gloss and glass, embedding scalpel blades and religious trinkets within a flocked surface. The juxtaposition of surgical instruments and devotional objects reinforces Hirst's enduring preoccupation with the fragile boundary between life, death, and belief. The work functions simultaneously as specimen and relic, inviting the viewer to consider medicine and faith as parallel systems of hope in the face of mortality.

Medium
inkjet, UV ink, household gloss, glass, scalpel blades, flocking, religious trinkets on canvas

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Contemporary Art Day Sale

June 30, 2015

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Damien Hirst, M122/105 from Biopsy Series 2

A meticulously constructed assemblage that merges the clinical with the sacred, this work from Hirst's Biopsy Series 2 layers inkjet and UV ink beneath household gloss and glass, embedding scalpel blades and religious trinkets within a flocked surface. The juxtaposition of surgical instruments and devotional objects reinforces Hirst's enduring preoccupation with the fragile boundary between life, death, and belief. The work functions simultaneously as specimen and relic, inviting the viewer to consider medicine and faith as parallel systems of hope in the face of mortality.

Medium
inkjet, UV ink, household gloss, glass, scalpel blades, flocking, religious trinkets on canvas
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Dark Aesthetic, Dark Mood, Assemblage, Scientific Imagery, Male Artist, Provocative Mood, Mixed Media, Conceptual Art, YBA Movement, British Artist, Cool Britannia, Contemporary Artist, Contemporary Master, Installation Art, Religious Symbolism, 21st Century, Medical Imagery, Found Objects

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Collected by

Alex Capecelatro, Sarah Greenspan, Hamilton Selway Gallery, Brittany Laques