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Commenting on this piece, Michael states, “Aletsch is part of a series of quilts that represent my efforts to synthesize sensory responses to a particular space: the vast mountainous basin in the Swiss Alps that encloses the Aletsch Glacier, the largest in Europe. In the summer of 1988 I spent several days hiking along its perimeter, which extends many kilometers down from the Jungfrau firn. What impressed me most was the very audible sound of millions of gallons of water rushing unseen beneath the perfectly still expanse of glacier. It seemed incongruous: the unrelenting movement of so much water and the stone rigidity of so much ice. Combined with the brilliance of the light and the clarity of the air, that incongruity made for a very memorable scenario.”

Details

  • Title: Aletsch
  • Creator: Michael James
  • Date Created: 1990
  • Location: Collection of The National Quilt Museum, Paducah, Kentucky, United States
  • Location Created: Somerset Village, Massachusetts, United States
  • Physical Dimensions: 81" x 41"
  • Subject Keywords: Quilt, Aletsch, Abstract art
  • Type: Quilt
  • Rights: Copyright held by the artist
  • External Link: The National Quilt Museum
  • Medium: Fabric
  • Techniques Used: Machine pieced, machine quilted
  • Materials Used: Cottons, silk
  • Accession Number: 1997.06.01

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