Seizure - a crystal filled house in London

An artwork by Roger Hiorns set in an old apartment in London. Commissioned by Artangel, this artwork interupts an abandoned space, turning it into a site of crystalined beauty. Hiorns poured 75,000 litres of copper sulphate into an old apartment and let the artwork grow. The result drew hundreds of people a day on a pilgrimage across the city to visit this strange crystal wonderland. Hiorns is interested in sculpture that is self driven and grows in its own form. Seizure was inspired by the cathedrals he spent so much time in during his childhood as a choirboy. For him the structure of the crystal mirrors the architecture of the cathedrals.

 crystals

Aerial view of a bathtub

More details about the artwork and the work of arts commissioning body artangel can be found here



http://www.artangel.org.uk/projects/2008/seizure

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