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House Artist 15 · Patinated metal

L’INCONNU Sora Tanaka

I start the weather and let the copper finish it.

Verdigris, first winter, 1995. Patinated copper.
LX-ST-001 · Verdigris, first winter · 1995

Sora Tanaka works with copper sheet, salt, vinegar and time. She sets the chemistry going, then hangs the plates outside on a roof in Oost and lets the rain draw the green down in runs.

For the House she chose plates that had weathered for one to three winters. No two can be made again: each one is a record of where the water went.

Copper, salt, ammonia, three winters outside.

Rain runs, 1995. Patinated copper.
LX-ST-002 Rain runs · 1995
Rust and green, 1996. Patinated copper.
LX-ST-003 Rust and green · 1996
Pale bloom, 1996. Patinated copper.
LX-ST-004 Pale bloom · 1996
Third winter, 1997. Patinated copper.
LX-ST-005 Third winter · 1997

House archive

  1. LX-ST-001Verdigris, first winter1995Patinated copper
  2. LX-ST-002Rain runs1995Patinated copper
  3. LX-ST-003Rust and green1996Patinated copper
  4. LX-ST-004Pale bloom1996Patinated copper
  5. LX-ST-005Third winter1997Patinated copper