Diminishing Macrogauze (T53)
Catalogue Record
Collection
Maker
Peter Collingwood
Title
Diminishing Macrogauze
Made in
Nayland
Date
1981
Description
Black and unbleached linen warps hung in abstract overlapping patterns between horizontal steel rods.
Materials and techniques
Linen in two natural shades with stainless steel rods. Woven in two layers which are opened out by inserting the stretch rods when it is hung.
Dimensions
length: 213cm
width: 63.5cm
Object number
T53
Category
On view
Short term loan out: 'Interwoven' at The Goldsmiths' Centre, London (9 Jan – 3 Apr 2025)
Maker's statement
This was really a sample piece to see if the idea of reducing the £D uit worked. As it did, I used it for a commission, but 5 times as wide and twice as high. Now installed in a building outside Boston.