Volva
Artist
Janaina Tschäpe
(German, born 1973)
Date2005
MediumPhotogravure
DimensionsSheet: 37 5/8 × 30 1/2 in. (95.6 × 77.5 cm)
Image (Impression of Plate): 28 1/2 × 22 5/8 in. (72.4 × 57.5 cm)
Image (Impression of Plate): 28 1/2 × 22 5/8 in. (72.4 × 57.5 cm)
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds from The Ringling Museum of Art Investment Trust Fund, 2005
Object numberSN11124.3
For her Graphicstudio print projects and her video installation Blood, Sea at the USFCAM, Tschäpe worked with the professional mermaids at the Florida attraction, Weeki Wachee Springs. The mermaids performed while wearing underwater sculptural costumes designed by Tschäpe. At Graphicstudio, Janaina experimented with several printmaking techniques including lithography, photogravure, and direct gravure, to create six editions using images taken from her work at Weeki Wachee Springs.
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Edward Steichen
1900; printed c. 1981
Edward Steichen
1907; printed c. 1981