Langlands & Bell
Eclipse   1999

Sitting Pretty, Belsay Hall, Northumberland, UK, 2002

Wood, steel, lacquer

76 x 520 x 250cm

Eclipse is a sculpture with a dual focus which is simultaneously contemplative and participatory. Eclipse is also a demountable seminar structure which functions in two modes: conference and auditorium.

Eclipse extends the vocabulary of art by questioning art’s capacity as a catalyst for contemplation or function. Eclipse is meant to be looked at, and it is meant to be used