Perceived Lightness

Artist Liam Gillick (British, born 1964)

Date2016

MediumBirch plywood, two pack lacquer - RAL 1018, mirror

DimensionsDesk: 200 × 102.5 × 30 cm /
Stool: 50 × 40 × 40 cm

ClassificationsSculpture

Credit LineCollection & image © Hugh Lane Gallery. Donated by the artist, 2016. © Liam Gillick.

Object number2055

DescriptionPerceived Lightness was part of the 2016 exhibition Liam Gillick: What’s What in a Mirror? at Hugh Lane Gallery. The work reflects on the function of a museum and how it locates itself in relation to history. By encouraging visitors to sit at the desk and engage in an activity, such as, work, read or just look in the mirror, it invites one into a space of self-examination. A short book consisting of texts compiled by Gillick accompanied the desks. They contrast research papers on self-image and a traditional Japanese story of vanity and excessive pride.

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