Self Portrait Suspended VII

Sam Taylor-Wood (born 1967)

Museums Sheffield: Graves Gallery

2004

This self portrait depicts Taylor-Wood suspended in mid air against the backdrop of her studio, in what she described as a moment of absolute release and freedom. She confronts the audience with her body, both beautiful and visibly scarred. The artist suspended herself using ropes with the help of a bondage expert, later digitally removing these in the photograph to create the impossible scene. The photograph is from a series of eight, each showing the artist hanging in a different position.

• Medium: C-type colour print
• Dimensions: 135.6 x 162.8cm
• Art Fund Grant: £12000 ( Total: £21,000)
• ArtFunded in: 2006
• Vendor: White Cube

Provenance

The artist; White Cube, London.

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