Optic Nerve

Barbara Hammer, Optic Nerve, 1985, 16mm film transferred to video, color, sound; 16:43 minutes, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Richard Chang, 2023.4.1

Artwork Details

Title
Optic Nerve
Artist
Date
1985
Location
Not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Richard Chang
Mediums
Mediums Description
16mm film transferred to video, color, sound; 16:43 minutes
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure — fragment — face
  • Figure — fragment — eye
Object Number
2023.4.1
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2023.4.1

Works by this artist (2 items)

Barbara Hammer, Pond & Waterfall, 1982, 16mm film transferred to video, color, silent; 14:53 minutes, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Richard Chang, 2023.4.2
Pond & Waterfall
Artist
Date1982
16mm film transferred to video, color, silent; 14:53 minutes
Not on view
Barbara Hammer, Optic Nerve, 1985, 16mm film transferred to video, color, sound; 16:43 minutes, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Richard Chang, 2023.4.1
Optic Nerve
Artist
Date1985
16mm film transferred to video, color, sound; 16:43 minutes
Not on view

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