Cécile B. Evans

How happy a Thing can be
2014

A modern art installation featuring three pedestals in front of a large monitor displaying a dynamic blue and white abstract image. Each pedestal holds an oversized common object: a comb, a pair of scissors, and a toothbrush, all with exaggerated proportions and positioned as if interacting with the swirling patterns on the screen.
A modern art installation featuring three pedestals in front of a large monitor displaying a dynamic blue and white abstract image. Each pedestal holds an oversized common object: a comb, a pair of scissors, and a toothbrush, all with exaggerated proportions and positioned as if interacting with the swirling patterns on the screen.

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Date
2014

Classification
Video

Medium
Video, color, sound, 9:30 min.

Dimensions
Aspect Ratio: 16:9

Accession number
2017.184

Edition
3/5 | 2 AP

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Film, Video, and New Media Committee

Rights and reproductions
© Cécile B. Evans. Commissioned by Wysing Arts Centre, Cambridge and Radar, Loughborough University Arts. Chief Animator: Tom Kemp; Additional Animation: Maxime Villemard; Modelling: Cay Green; Score: Mati Gavriel

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Cécile B. Evans
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