Liquid skies/Gyrwynt, carpet
2023
- Credit Line
- National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Commissioned by the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne. Purchased with funds donated by Alana Kirby on behalf of the Sun Foundation, and Brendan and Grace O'Brien, 2024
© Franziska Furter
- Gallery location
- Not on display
About this work
With an interest in visualising invisible phenomena, Franziska Furter has regularly returned to the weather as a subject matter in her work over the past two decades.
The powerful force of nature is made tangible in Liquid skies/Gyrwynt (meaning ‘hurricane’ in Welsh), which depicts a composite of multiple infrared satellite images of hurricanes. Within these wild and colourful visualisations is a tension between the beauty of vibrant imagery and the destructiveness of the natural disaster it represents. The soft rug invites audiences to rest and consider our place within the landscape.
Artwork Details
Commissioned by the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne. Purchased with funds donated by Alana Kirby on behalf of the Sun Foundation, and Brendan and Grace O'Brien, 2024
© Franziska Furter