Joshua Searching For Connection
Statue of Sir Joshua Reynolds with the backdrop of 'TSIATSIA – Searching for Connection' (2013) by El Anatsui
'TSIATSIA – Searching for Connection' uses the Ewe (Niger-Congo) verb Tsia meaning 'to connect'.
The piece (15.6m x 25m) consists of an estimated quarter of a million aluminium bottle caps, and metal sheets and plates, all individually linked to their neighbour.
The piece was submitted to the Royal Academy's 245th Summer Exhibition.
The statue of Joshua Reynolds (1723-92), first President of the Royal Academy of Arts. The bronze statue was erected in 1931, the work of Alfred Drury (1856-1944).
Joshua Searching For Connection
Statue of Sir Joshua Reynolds with the backdrop of 'TSIATSIA – Searching for Connection' (2013) by El Anatsui
'TSIATSIA – Searching for Connection' uses the Ewe (Niger-Congo) verb Tsia meaning 'to connect'.
The piece (15.6m x 25m) consists of an estimated quarter of a million aluminium bottle caps, and metal sheets and plates, all individually linked to their neighbour.
The piece was submitted to the Royal Academy's 245th Summer Exhibition.
The statue of Joshua Reynolds (1723-92), first President of the Royal Academy of Arts. The bronze statue was erected in 1931, the work of Alfred Drury (1856-1944).