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Matthew Day Jackson — Bullet Hole Constellation
Matthew Day Jackson

Bullet Hole Constellation

2008

A fractured and explosive meditation on violence, myth, and the cosmos, Matthew Day Jackson's *Bullet Hole Constellation* transforms the destructive force of gunfire into a celestial mapping system. The work combines chromogenic prints, paint, and collage across five parts, all housed in the artist's custom frame with bullet-shot glass, collapsing the distance between man-made destruction and the vast, indifferent patterns of the universe. Jackson invites viewers to contemplate how humanity projects meaning onto chaos, whether in the stars above or the damage we inflict upon one another.

Medium
chromogenic print, paint, poster and paper collage, in artist's frame with bulletshot glass, in 5 parts

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Matthew Day Jackson, Bullet Hole Constellation, 2008

A fractured and explosive meditation on violence, myth, and the cosmos, Matthew Day Jackson's *Bullet Hole Constellation* transforms the destructive force of gunfire into a celestial mapping system. The work combines chromogenic prints, paint, and collage across five parts, all housed in the artist's custom frame with bullet-shot glass, collapsing the distance between man-made destruction and the vast, indifferent patterns of the universe. Jackson invites viewers to contemplate how humanity projects meaning onto chaos, whether in the stars above or the damage we inflict upon one another.

Medium
chromogenic print, paint, poster and paper collage, in artist's frame with bulletshot glass, in 5 parts
Year
2008
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Multi-Panel Work, Dark Mood, Assemblage, Photography, Dark Palette, Fragmented Composition, Male Artist, Mixed Media, Conceptual Art, Emerging Artist, Collage, Contemporary Artist, American Artist, Violence And Trauma, 21st Century, Contemporary Art, Abstract, Found Materials

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