Mourning Station #11

Dominic Di Mare, Mourning Station #11, 1988, hawthorn, horsehair, feathers, thread, and stone, 44 x 19 ³⁄₈ x 16 in. (111.8 x 49.3 x 40.7 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the James Renwick Alliance, Patrick and Darle Maveety and museum purchase through the Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program, 1992.82

Artwork Details

Title: Mourning Station #11
Artist: Dominic Di Mare
Date: 1988
Location: Not on view
Dimensions: 44 x 19 ³⁄₈ x 16 in. (111.8 x 49.3 x 40.7 cm.)
Credit Line: Gift of the James Renwick Alliance, Patrick and Darle Maveety and museum purchase through the Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program
Mediums: wood
stone
thread
horsehair
feather
Mediums Description: hawthorn, horsehair, feathers, thread, and stone
Classifications: Sculpture
Subjects: State of being — emotion — sorrow
Object Number: 1992.82
Linked Open Data: https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1992.82

Artwork Description

Mourning Station #11 is one of a series of works that remind us of ancient ritual objects, of religious mysteries from vanished civilizations. Veils of horsehair and feathers, draped over the frame of hawthorn wood and linen, conceal a stone suspended within. In this piece, Di Mare suggests a glimpse of the supernatural, but at the same time refuses to reveal it.