Bigert & Bergström

Reverse Osmosis Plant

Bigert & Bergström

Reverse Osmosis Plant

2013 | UV-printed photo on vinyl | 140 × 100 × 88 cm

The photographic images in this work are of the inside and outside of a modern water purification plant near Barcelona. The idea for the spheres, however, goes back centuries.

As is often the case in the work of Bigert & Bergström, Reverse Osmosis Plant connects humanity, nature and technology. The spheres provide an interesting contrast: they mirror a molecular structure, while the practice of portraying images in this way can be traced back to old globe-making techniques.


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