Dancing Limpkin

Photograph

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HCC Permanent Art Collection

Name/Title

Dancing Limpkin

Entry/Object ID

2021.6.3

Description

An image of a bird (Limpkin). The head is in sharp focus, and takes the center of the image. It's wings are spread outward, appearing less crisp and evoking movement. The wing span goes beyond the bounds of the photograph, and so do the bird's legs.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Digital

Collection

HCC Permanent Art Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Laszlo Horvath

Role

Artist

Date made

2013

Location

Category

Offsite

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Cultural/Historical Context

Label

Lászlo Hórváth Dancing Limpkin, 2013 Digital Photograph 30 x 40 in. 2021.6.3 A tribute to Tampa’s fresh waters, Hungarian-born artist Lászlo Hórváth often photographed the Hillsborough River to document its natural beauty and wildlife. For Hórváth, his experiences hiking and kayaking along the river provided endless sources of inspiration, calling it “the last sanctuary to free my soul and escape from today’s increasingly intimidating world.” In Dancing Limpkin, the artist captures the crane-like Limpkin in midair, hovering just above the water’s surface as if in dance. The close-up perspective of the photograph places the viewer directly in front of the bird’s path, as floating on the surface of the river and sharing in the drama of this rare scene. This work of art is a part of the HCC Permanent Art Collection. The HCC Art Galleries, through their Campus Loan Outreach Program, seek to share original art by collecting a diversity of works for the education and enjoyment of the HCC Community.