Carousel (from the series Weighing the Planets)

Artist Olivia Parker (American, born 1941)

Date1982

Mediumgelatin silver print, toned

DimensionsImage: 10 1/2 × 16 1/8 in. (26.7 × 41 cm)
Support: 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
Mat: 20 × 24 in. (50.8 × 61 cm)

ClassificationsPhotograph

Credit LineGift of Ellen Levine, 2006

Object number2006.27.5

DescriptionShadows of horses on a piece of paper pinned to a wall, on paper are two images, bottom image is split in half, top image has two pictures of the earth with the sun in the center it is also pinned to the wall, at top left is an iron bar with a iron ring at top and three iron rings at bottom.
eMuseum Notes

Emuseum Notes

Parker is known for her contemporary still life photographs that often incorporate archival scraps, ephemera, and used objects. She is interested in working with “objects rich in human implications.” Here the artist brings together two shadow horses with an old engraving and a diagram of the earth’s orbit around the sun. Along with her title, the juxtaposition of the elements hints at both the merry-go-round of life and seasons and their ephemerality.

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