Heji Shin

Baby 10
2017

A newborn baby is being held by a person wearing surgical gloves, with the baby's head and face appearing to be covered in vernix, a white substance that protects the skin of the fetus. The baby's eyes are closed, and there is a visible presence of blood, indicating a recent birth. The image captures a powerful moment of the beginning of life with a focus on the infant's face and the caregiver's hands.

A newborn baby is being held by a person wearing surgical gloves, with the baby's head and face appearing to be covered in vernix, a white substance that protects the skin of the fetus. The baby's eyes are closed, and there is a visible presence of blood, indicating a recent birth. The image captures a powerful moment of the beginning of life with a focus on the infant's face and the caregiver's hands.

Not on view

Date
2017

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Inkjet print

Dimensions
Sheet (sight): 22 7/8 × 30 3/16in. (58.1 × 76.7 cm)

Accession number
2020.72

Edition
AP 1/2 | Ed. 2

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Photography Committee

Rights and reproductions
© Heji Shin

API
artworks/61630

Exhibitions

Whitney Biennial 2019

May 17–Oct 27, 2019

Heji Shin
3 works in the collection

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