Basin Creek burn
Matthew Barney
born 1967 United States of America
Basin Creek burn 2018
cast and machined brass, cast copper and cast polyester cast by Walla Walla Foundry, Washington State
Purchased in celebration of the National Gallery of Australia's 40th anniversary, 2022 2022.30
Basin Creek burn 2018 is a unique and very physical sculpture, formed from a giant tree burnt by lightning in the Sawtooth Mountains, Idaho in the north-western United States. The detail of the casting suggests an ancient artefact from another era: the contrast between the more organic main section and angular, rifle-handle-like end is striking. Matthew Barney's work appears as a piece of specialist equipment perched on a customised stand. The sculpture is part of a larger multimedia project, Redoubt 2016-19, exploring the natural world and the human condition. 'Redoubt' refers to the defensive military fortification associated with the American survivalist movement.
Basin Creek burn
Matthew Barney
born 1967 United States of America
Basin Creek burn 2018
cast and machined brass, cast copper and cast polyester cast by Walla Walla Foundry, Washington State
Purchased in celebration of the National Gallery of Australia's 40th anniversary, 2022 2022.30
Basin Creek burn 2018 is a unique and very physical sculpture, formed from a giant tree burnt by lightning in the Sawtooth Mountains, Idaho in the north-western United States. The detail of the casting suggests an ancient artefact from another era: the contrast between the more organic main section and angular, rifle-handle-like end is striking. Matthew Barney's work appears as a piece of specialist equipment perched on a customised stand. The sculpture is part of a larger multimedia project, Redoubt 2016-19, exploring the natural world and the human condition. 'Redoubt' refers to the defensive military fortification associated with the American survivalist movement.