Swan, Bunny
Series TitleMid—
Artist
Elise Kirk
(American, born 1978)
Date2014; printed 2024
MediumInkjet print
DimensionsImage: 40 × 50 inches (101.6 × 127 cm)
Sheet: 43 × 53 inches (109.22 × 134.62 cm)
Framed: 43 7/8 × 53 7/8 × 2 inches (111.44 × 136.84 × 5.08 cm)
Sheet: 43 × 53 inches (109.22 × 134.62 cm)
Framed: 43 7/8 × 53 7/8 × 2 inches (111.44 × 136.84 × 5.08 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: acquired through the generosity of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2024.57.2
SignedPer framer: signed on mount verso, on label.
Inscribednone
Markingsnone
Edition/State/Proofed. 1/3
On View
On viewGallery Location
- L11
Collections
Terms
While photographing a small family farmhouse in northern Missouri, Elise Kirk noticed a caged live rabbit on the front lawn held in place by a swan-shaped lawn ornament. "It was important that I build a picture around this tension between the bunny and the swan," notes Kirk. She had set up her large-format camera and was waiting for the light to shift when a young girl entered the frame and climbed onto a horse-shaped tire swing. "Photographs are all about this intersection of intention and chance, and this one really nails that for me."
Elise Kirk, Lawrence, KS, 2024;
Purchased from her by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2024.
Purchased from her by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2024.
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