Imagined Territory, 1961-1982
In the early sixties, Nigel Henderson, who had served as a pilot during the Second World War, incorporated modern technologies such as macro and aerial photography into his painting practice. These scientific tools, which are used for military purposes and in topography, allowed him to look at the territory in a fresh light and offer new visions of the world. Henderson made a pictorial intervention on photographs taken from the air. Devoid of any geographical references, we can still recognise the outline and forms of deltas, small archipelagos and, in other series, field patterns. Taken from images of real places and photographic maps of the territory, the work nevertheless configures an imaginary geography.
Technical details
- Original title:
- Imagined Territory
- Registration number:
- 4160
- Artist:
- Henderson, Nigel
- Date created:
- 1961-1982
- Date acquired:
- 2010
- Fonds:
- MACBA Collection. MACBA Consortium
- Object type:
- Painting
- Media:
- Mixed media on board
- Dimensions:
- 123.6 x 93.7 cm (height x width)
- Credits:
- MACBA Collection. MACBA Consortium
- Copyright:
- © Nigel Henderson Estate
- It has accessibility resources:
- No
The MACBA Collection features Catalan, Spanish and international art and, although it includes works from the 1920s onwards, its primary focus is on the period between the 1960s and the present.
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