Date: 2008
Medium: Installation
The Midnight Line
Matthew Ritchie
Matthew Ritchie & Aranda\Lasch
The Midnight Line, 2008
Installation with acrylic paint or vinyl decal, marker, three-channel video animation (color,sound)
Overall dimensions variable
Commissioned by Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary
TBA21 Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary Collection
Photo: Courtesy Aranda\Lasch
- Date
- 2008
- Medium
- Installation with acrylic paint or vinyl decal, marker, three-channel video animation (color, sound)
- Dimension
- Overall dimensions variable
- Credit
Commissioned by TBA21 Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary
TBA21 Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary Collection- This artwork is part of the donation and long-term loan from TBA21 to the Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza.
Details
The Midnight Line is a monumental and powerful multimedia installation, conceived in a collaborative effort between artist Matthew Ritchie and architects Aranda\Lasch. Standing in front of this vast projection, the beholder is mesmerized by the beautifully delicate organic forms that envelop the walls of the room in which the work is installed. Part sculpture, part drawing, part map, the ethereal Midnight Line is a futuristic depiction of the repeated molecular forms which make up the universe. Biomorphic designs are repeated on a gigantic scale to create a spellbinding artistic ensemble, a true feast for the visual senses.
