Human Wall (2012)

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• Fonds: Gianni Pettena fonds, 1960-2019
•    Series: Works, 1966-2018
•      Project: Human Wall (2012), 2012-2018

People

• Gianni Pettena (archive creator)
• Gianni Pettena (artist)

Title

Human Wall (2012)

Dates of creation

2012-2018

Level of archival description

Project

Extent and Medium

• 19 digital files (587 MB)
• 3 drawings
• 1 photograph

Scope and Content

The project series documents "Human Wall", an installation by Pettena presented at the Galleria Federico Luger in Milan, in 2012. The installation consists of a large rectangular surface handmade with clay and covered in imprints of hands and fingers. "A wall that is described as "human," certainly not just because it is made by man, but rather because the latter's intervention find expression in the choice of a natural material and in the sign that he leaves on its surface with his fingers." [1] Other editions of this installation were also presented at the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art in Salt Lake City, in 2012, and the exhibition "Architetture Naturali/Gianni Pettena" at the Kunst Meran/Merano Arte in Meran, in 2017.

The project series contains design studies for the texturing of the wall, photographs of the installation, a video of the montage of the installation in Milan in 2011.

Source:

[1] Gianni Pettena website, https://www.giannipettena.it/italiano/opere-1/inst-human-wall-2012-1/ (last accessed 27 January 2020)

Reference Number

AP207.S1.2012.PR07

Arrangement

Material in this project series was kept in its original order when it was first processed upon its arrival at CCA.

Location

Salt Lake City Utah United States

Language of material

English, Italian

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  • Reference Number: AP207.S1.2012.PR07.001
  • Title: Design studies and photograph of the installation, Human Wall
  • Dates of creation: circa 2012
  • Form: drawings
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Gianni Pettena (archive creator)
  • Gianni Pettena (artist)

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 File

  Extent and Medium:

  • 3 drawings
  • 1 photograph

  Dimensions:

  sheets: 30 x 21.5 cm

  Credit line:

  Gianni Pettena fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
  Don de Gianni Pettena/
  Gift of Gianni Pettena
  

  Folder Number:

  207-007-027

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  • Reference Number: AP207.S1.2012.PR07.002
  • Title: Digitized drawing, photographs of the installations, video of the montage of the installation of 2011, Human Wall
  • Dates of creation: 2012 - 2018
  • Form: drawings, born digital
  • Catalogued items within this file 0

  People:

  • Gianni Pettena (archive creator)

  Description:

  Most common file formats: Exchangeable Image File Format (Compressed), JPEG File Interchange Format, Adobe Photoshop, MPEG-4 Media File, Microsoft Word for Windows

  Quantity / Object type:

  1 File

  Extent and Medium:

  • 19 digital files (587 MB)

  Conditions governing access:

  • Digital material can only be accessed on-site. Please contact Reference at ref@cca.qc.ca for more information. Access by appointment only.

  Credit line:

  Gianni Pettena fonds
  Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
  Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal;
  Don de Gianni Pettena/
  Gift of Gianni Pettena