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Imagined Territory, 1961-1982

Painting, 123.6 x 93.7 cm

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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