Salt Room / Crystal (from 'The Recovery of Dissolved Substances')
About this artwork
'The Recovery of Dissolved Substances' is an installation comprising sketches, photographs and a wooden structure. It explores the chemistry, natural history and 'life cycle' of salt. An underground salt room was also made by the artist, and although part of the work, it has only been seen by one or two people and was constructed in an undisclosed location. 'Salt Room/Crystal' consists of three salt-encrusted wooden panels . The lines drawn on the two outer panels refer to the corners of the unseen salt room, and are also reminiscent of the regular, cubic shape of a salt crystal.
Updated before 2020
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artist:Glen Onwin (born 1947) Scottish
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title:Salt Room / Crystal (from 'The Recovery of Dissolved Substances')
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date created:1977
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materials:Salt and wood strips on zinc sheet mounted on board (three panels)
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measurements:Three panels, each: 191.80 x 91.30 cm; Framed: 195.70 x 95.30 x 3.20 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Purchased 1979
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accession number:GMA 2114
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Glen Onwin
Glen Onwin
Glen Onwin was born in Edinburgh and studied painting at Edinburgh College of Art from 1966 to 1971. Towards the end of his studies he began to explore the properties of natural substances such as coal and salt. Onwin was interested in the cycles of formation and decay of these substances. He was...