Elmgreen & Dragset – Whitechapel Gallery
Swimming Pool, 2019
Fabrication and installation to transform the Whitechapel Gallery’s Gallery One space into an imitation of a derelict swimming pool, including complete raised walkway with ramps and stainless steel handrails. The sculpturework also provide a display function for other individual artwork pieces as part of the Elmgreen & Dragset exhibition ‘This Is How We Bite Our Tongue’.
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Client
Whitechapel Gallery, London -
Materials
Timber ballast and fretwork, plywood cladding, stainless steel handrails, tiles, grouting, paint effect, and painted MDF and stratocell lined 'pool' -
Services
Production Design, Project Management, Fabrication, Installation
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Installation view, courtesy of Whitechapel Gallery Photo: Jack Hems
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Installation view, courtesy of Whitechapel Gallery Photo: Jack Hems
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Installation view, courtesy of Whitechapel Gallery Photo: Jack Hems
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