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By Alexandra Carr

A Bright Blackening

Glass, wood, 24ct gold
195 x 36 x 23 cm

£7,500.00
About the Artwork

A Bright Blackening forms part of Carr’s developing body of work, centred on the moment destruction becomes transformation. The sculpture continues her enquiry into rupture, darkness and alchemical change, where opposing states are held in tension rather than resolved.

Following a studio fire that destroyed 25 years of artwork, alongside profound personal shifts, Carr’s practice has increasingly turned towards the generative potential of destruction.

Inhabiting a space between attraction and unease, the work asks what might emerge when destruction is understood not as an ending, but as part of an ongoing process of becoming.

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Details

Medium: Glass, wood, 24ct gold

Year: 2026

Size: 195 x 36 x 23 cm

Ready to Hang:

The glass element is hung on the wall with a bespoke cleat. The wooden element is mounted through the void in the glass. Final fixing for cushioning is achieve with nano tape around the cleat and an extremely small piece under the wooden spike at the floor. Specific measurements for the placement of the cleat will be provided and step by step instructions for installation. The artists is available to install if that is required or preferable.

Alexandra Carr

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Carr is an international, experimental artist making work in response to natural processes and phenomena, such as magnetism, light, growth and ice structures. The works produced are experimental in nature and include drawing, sculpture, kinetic works, photography, video and new media.
Carr has exhibited work at the Fondation Cartier in Paris, in collaboration with Jean-Paul Gaultier, been commissioned work by seminal musicians Radiohead, and was shortlisted for the Arts@CERN COLLIDE International Award 2016 and longlisted for the Aesthetica Art Prize 2017, 2019 and 2020. Carr is a member of The Royal Society of Sculptors.

Hypha Studios Artist: 'ASSEMBLY', curated by Alexandra Carr and Alex Breeze, at Hypha Gallery South Bank (2026)

Collection & Delivery Information


Upon purchase this artwork will be made available for collection from the artist within the SR postcode area of Sunderland.

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