in online exhibition 55 Years of Schellmann Art
Set in Stone, 2002
Published for Documenta 11
Carrara marble, carved typography, string, oak wood shelf, 20 x 65 x 14 cm (8 x 25½ x 5½ in). Edition of 30, signed and numbered.
EUR 5,500
In this edition, Palestinian-British artist Mona Hatoum visualizes the political and cultural divide between the western and eastern world, which appears to be “set in stone“. The carved typography reads East (الشرق) and West (الغرب) in Arabic. At the same time, the string connecting the two marble cups like a tin can telephone suggests a constant line of communication, connection and exchange.
