Dimensions: unconfirmed: 204 x 2745 x 3930 mm
Copyright: © Rachel Whiteread | CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED, Photo: Tate
Editor: So, this is Rachel Whiteread's "Untitled (Floor)". It's a cast, but the material isn't specified. It gives me a really heavy, almost oppressive feeling. What do you see in this piece? Curator: It's a fascinating commentary on negative space and the overlooked. Whiteread elevates the mundane, drawing attention to the spaces we inhabit. Think about the social implications: who has access to stable housing and who is left out? Does this inversion make you reconsider how we assign value? Editor: So, it’s about making us think about the spaces we take for granted? Curator: Precisely. And who gets to occupy those spaces. It challenges us to examine our own privilege and consider the systemic inequalities in housing and access. Editor: I see it now. It’s not just about the floor, it's about who gets to stand on it. Curator: Exactly. Art like this forces us to confront uncomfortable truths.
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This sculptural installation was made by making a cast of the underside of a wooden floor, using polyester resin. Like many of Whiteread’s sculptures, it draws attention to an architectural space that is familiar yet overlooked. The uneven marks and cracks visible on the surfaces of the blocks record the traces of human life that are preserved on the original floor. Explaining her decision to use polyester resin, Whiteread explained that she ‘wanted to make a work that had an inherent transparency so that its internal as well as its external structure could be revealed’. Gallery label, October 2016
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