A graduate of Glasgow School of Art, Simon Starling is based in Copenhagen. His works often consist of ‘journeys’ that reveal hidden relationships and histories in the process of transforming one object or substance into another.

In 2004 Starling accepted the first Cove Park Commission and developed Autoxylopyrocycloboros, a major project launched at Cove Park in the summer of 2006 that focused on the history and geography of the Clyde Estuary. Starling sailed a small, customised steamboat on Loch Long, feeding the wooden boat piece by piece into the onboard woodburner, until it finally sank. The project formed the basis of his solo exhibition at Kunstverein Heidelberg in November 2006 and this limited-edition artwork. Using an image documenting the sailing, he has converted each archivally guaranteed giclée print, into a unique work by applying by hand a burning process to each print.

Produced at Dundee Contemporary Arts Print Studio

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