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Substance by Mathias Poledna — VisualArtsDB

Substance

Substance

Mathias Poledna

2014

Medium: 35mm color film with optical sound
Dimensions: 6 min. 40 sec. loop
Genre: time-based works
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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21st Centuryfunerarytime-based worksfilmfilm (material)

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