Katie Paterson
Spectre, 2024
glass made with sands from deserts across the Earth
8 of 12
8 of 12
58.1 x 39.7 x 3.8 cm (frame)
22 7/8 x 15 5/8 x 1 1/2 in
10 x 50 x 16.5 cm (shelf)
4 x 19 3/4 x 6 1/2 in
22 7/8 x 15 5/8 x 1 1/2 in
10 x 50 x 16.5 cm (shelf)
4 x 19 3/4 x 6 1/2 in
series of 12 plus 3 artist proofs
Further images
Spectre 2025 A window pane made from the sands of every desert on Earth. The viewer is invited to gaze through a single panel of glass fused from the sands...
Spectre
2025
A window pane made from the sands of every desert on Earth.
The viewer is invited to gaze through a single panel of glass fused from the sands of all the world’s deserts—mountainous, subtropical, coastal, rain-shadow, volcanic, polar, and even fossilised deserts dating back millions of years. Its colour is a pale blue-aquamarine, with delicate bubbling, appearing almost there and not there at the same time—hovering between presence and absence.
A window pane made of sand from every desert on Earth.
2025
A window pane made from the sands of every desert on Earth.
The viewer is invited to gaze through a single panel of glass fused from the sands of all the world’s deserts—mountainous, subtropical, coastal, rain-shadow, volcanic, polar, and even fossilised deserts dating back millions of years. Its colour is a pale blue-aquamarine, with delicate bubbling, appearing almost there and not there at the same time—hovering between presence and absence.
A window pane made of sand from every desert on Earth.