Bill Finger
Simulator

Simulator

© Bill W. Finger

Simulator
Simulator
ArtistAmerican, born 1961
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Simulator
  • from the series Ground Control
Date2013, printed 2018
MediumInkjet print
DimensionsImage: 30 × 20 1/8 in. (76.2 × 51.1 cm)
Sheet: 34 3/16 × 24 1/8 in. (86.9 × 61.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded Joan Morgenstern
Object number2019.31
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Description



Bill Finger notes, “Ground Control evolved out of an NPR
interview with a scientist discussing the most economical way to send humans to
Mars…making it a one way trip.” He continues, “What stuck with me was the sheer
number of people asking to volunteer. People with no skill set for space
exploration but who truly believe that it is their life calling. Theirs were
the minds I wanted to play within and explore.”






Carefully lit and photographed in his studio, Finger’s
miniature sets explore the homegrown astronaut’s preparations for Mars. These
playful, simulated scenes bring to life the excitement and imagination that
space travel inspires.




ProvenanceThe artist, Seattle; purchased by MFAH, 2019.
Exhibition History"Shooting the Moon: Photographs from the Museum's Collection 50 Years after Apollo 11," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, July 20–September 2, 2019.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in black ink, verso, lower right: "Simulator" 4/9 2013/2018 Canson Platine Fibre Rag // Bill Finger [signed]
Signed in black ink, verso, lower right: Bill Finger

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