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Vik Muniz — Milk Drop, After Harold Edgerton from Pictures of Chocolate
Vik Muniz

Milk Drop, After Harold Edgerton from Pictures of Chocolate

A striking reinterpretation of Harold Edgerton's iconic high-speed photography, Vik Muniz recreates the moment of a milk drop using chocolate as his medium. This dye destruction print is a clever play on the relationship between photography, art, and the everyday materials that surround us.

Medium
Dye destruction print, flush-mounted and mounted again.

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April 5, 2024

Lot 60

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Vik Muniz, Milk Drop, After Harold Edgerton from Pictures of Chocolate

A striking reinterpretation of Harold Edgerton's iconic high-speed photography, Vik Muniz recreates the moment of a milk drop using chocolate as his medium. This dye destruction print is a clever play on the relationship between photography, art, and the everyday materials that surround us.

Medium
Dye destruction print, flush-mounted and mounted again.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Reinterpretation, Photography, Chocolate, Dye Destruction Print, Conceptual Art, High-Speed, Milk Drop, Contemporary

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Collected by

Sarah Greenspan, Alex Capecelatro