Artist
Brian FridgeAmerican, born 1969
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Vault Sequence
Date1997
PlaceTexas, United States
MediumSingle channel video, black and white, edition 1/3
Dimensions6 minutes
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Michael and Jeanne Klein and Cecily E. Horton
Object number2000.134
Not on view
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Department
Modern and Contemporary ArtObject Type
Brian Fridge uses mundane materials to mirror
the processes of nature and the wonder of cosmological events. He made Vault Sequence by placing a camera
inside his kitchen freezer, capturing the exquisite spiral patterns that are
formed by vapor and captured by light. Commenting on this work, Fridge noted
that this DIY cosmos is made up of “video star clusters, video nebulae, video
galaxies and video black holes, each representing the universe.”
Provenance[Dunn and Brown Contemporary, Dallas]; purchased by MFAH, 2000.
Exhibition History"Crossing State Lines: Texas Art from the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, " Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 23, 2000–March 18, 2001.
"Digital Worlds: New Media from the Museum’s Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, June 23–October 8, 2018.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Printed in black on label of DVD: "Brian Fridge / ¦Vault Sequence¦ / b/w, silent, 6 minutes / 1 of 3 / [signature]"
Signed in black on the label of the DVD: "Brian Fridge"
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