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His Lantern
2006
Afruz Amighi
Afruz Amighi (Iranian, b. 1974)
Islamic Art
His Lantern, 2006. Afruz Amighi (Iranian, b. 1974). Shadow installation; plain weave: polyethylene, hand cut; overall: 254 x 177.8 cm (100 x 70 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 2012.15 The artist stenciled the pattern on the woven polyethelene and cut out the design with a heated knife to sear the edges. When displayed, light from an overhead ceiling projector casts elaborate shadows on the wall.
- Maker/Artist
- Afruz Amighi
- Classification
- Mixed Media
- Formatted Medium
- shadow installation; plain weave: polyethylene, hand cut
- Medium
- shadow, installation, plain, weave, polyethylene, hand, cut
- Dimensions
- Overall: 254 x 177.8 cm (100 x 70 in.)
- Departments
- Islamic Art
- Accession Number
- 2012.15
- Credit Line
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