Heart and Mind, Andrew Carnie

Artwork Overview

born 1957
Heart and Mind, 2020
Where object was made: England, United Kingdom
Material/technique: laser cutting; paper
Dimensions:
Object Length/Width/Depth (Length x Width x Depth): .a 21 x 29.6 x 2.4 cm closed
Object Height/Width/Depth (Height x Width x Depth): 8 1/4 x 11 5/8 x 0 15/16 in
Object Height/Width/Depth (Height x Width x Depth): .b 21.4 x 30.8 x 3.9 cm
Object Height/Width/Depth (Height x Width x Depth): 8 7/16 x 12 1/8 x 1 9/16 in
Credit line: Museum purchase: Letha Churchill Walker Memorial Art Fund
Accession number: 2020.0049.a,b
Not on display

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Label texts

The pages of this book are laser cut with two images of a human heart, inspired by Andrew Carnie’s research as part of a transdisciplinary team investigating the social and psychological dimensions of heart transplantation in Canada. Carnie intends for the image to be legible as a human heart but also allow for the viewer to question what might be missing, referencing the anonymity that accompanies organ transplants. The pages are stitched along the side to recall the ways that new organs are stitched into a recipient’s body.

Exhibitions

Cassandra Mesick Braun, curator
2021
Cassandra Mesick Braun, curator
2021