Deeps and Skies

1995–96

Roni Horn
American, born 1955

Roni Horn makes sculptures, drawings, and photographic works that are derived from the physical characteristics of the materials she employs and are often inspired by the natural environment. She describes the thinking behind this work: “When you stand by … any body of water—an ocean, a lake—there’s a whole history of reverie that clicks on … . Rather than an object, water becomes a form— of consciousness, of time, of physicality, of the human condition, of anything I desire to project on it, of anything I want it to be.” Deeps and Skies is simultaneously dense and reflective, evoking the fluidity of the molten glass before it solidified during the casting process.

Status: On View, Gallery 293
Department: Contemporary Art

Artist: Roni Horn
Title: Deeps and Skies
Place: United States (Object made in)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: Made 1995–1996
Medium: Solid cast glass; artist's proof
Dimensions: 21.3 × 103.2 × 76.8 cm (8 3/8 × 40 5/8 × 30 1/4 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Donna and Howard Stone
Reference Number: 2015.650

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