Media: Poster

Artwork Size: W: 59.4 x H: 84.1 cm

Source: Museum original poster

Paper: 200g

Core perspectives of the work

"Weather" here is not just a meteorological phenomenon, but a mirror image of personal appearance, emotion and field.

The human face is surrounded by water, steam, and ambient light, forming a close but alienating viewing experience.

Horn breaks the fixed relationship between “subject” and “viewer”: the viewer is reminded that “you are also part of the weather/environment” as they look at the face of “the you.”

Through repetition and nuance, the series presents the idea that change is existence.

This kind of creation allows Horn's art to be more than just an image, but a philosophical speculation: about existence, about place, about time, and about our connection to the world.

Original poster; size and framing options are listed above.

Roni Horn (born 1955 in New York) is an American contemporary artist and writer who graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design with a master's degree in sculpture from Yale University. Horn's work spans multiple mediums, including photography, sculpture, painting, and book publishing, and she emphasizes that “drawing is the foundation of all work” as the core activity of building relationships.

She has long been influenced by the extreme landscape and climate of Iceland, which has been an important “open studio” for her creations since 1975. Horn's work often explores identity, gender, the relationship between subject/object, and the fluidity of time and place. She does not regard identity as fixed, but emphasizes its changes and multifaceted possibilities. In the international art world, Horn's position is very important. She has held retrospective exhibitions at major institutions such as the Whitney Museum of American Art and Tate Modern, and her works have been collected by various famous collections.