
The Void
2000
"The Void" by Damien Hirst is a monumental medicine cabinet constructed from glass, stainless steel, and aluminum, its shelves densely packed with thousands of colorful cast resin and plaster pills adorned with dry transfers. The work confronts the viewer with the paradox of modern medicine — an overwhelming abundance of pharmaceutical remedies that simultaneously promises healing and evokes a sense of existential emptiness. Through its clinical precision and sheer scale, Hirst transforms the mundane language of healthcare into a meditation on mortality, desire, and the human compulsion to fill the void.
- Medium
- glass, stainless steel, steel, aluminum, nickel, bismuth and cast resin, colored plaster and painted pills with dry transfers
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale
May 18, 2017
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