Fallen 439

Photograph

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Calvin University Center Art Gallery

The image depicts a vibrant and chaotic mixture of decaying fruits, wilted flowers, and dry leaves intertwined with twigs, all forming a textured tapestry of organic material. The colors range from deep reds and purples to muted greens and browns, creating a rich visual contrast.

The image depicts a vibrant and chaotic mixture of decaying fruits, wilted flowers, and dry leaves intertwined with twigs, all forming a textured tapestry of organic material. The colors range from deep reds and purples to muted greens and browns, creating a rich visual contrast.

Name/Title

Fallen 439

Entry/Object ID

2015.1.1

Description

Composition showing the decay/rotting of fruit, plants and flowers. A snake slithers through the decay.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

pigment print

Category

Animals, Plants and Nature, On-Display at Calvin University

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Tanya Marcuse

Role

Photographer

Date made

2013

Dimensions

Dimension Description

image size

Height

37-3/4 in

Width

48 in

Dimension Description

frame size

Height

45-1/8 in

Width

55-3/4 in

Exhibitions

Donna Spaan Contemporary Art Collection: June 1 - August 15, 2015
Light - An Eternal Presence: The Donna Spaan Contemporary Collection of Art, Sept. 8 - Oct. 10, 2015
Spaan Collection: Center Art Gallery - May 29 - July 10, 2018
Loan - Spaan Collection @ Dordt College Sioux Center, IA
Loan - Spaan Collection @ 2nd CRC Grand Haven, MI: January 8 - March 22, 2020
Spaan and PC: Center Art Gallery - February 15 - April 8, 2022
Permanent Collection: Center Art Gallery - June - November 7, 2022
Permanent Collection responses to Jennifer Steensma Hoag's Sabbatical exhibition - November 29, 2022 - January 27, 2023
Spaan Collection: Center Art Gallery - August 27 - November 29, 2024
Loan – Spaan (Abramovic & Marcuse) @ GVSU – Margin to Mainstream – Recognizing Women Artists: GVSU Haas Center for Performing Arts – August 24 – November 6, 2026

General Notes

Note Type

Wall Label

Note

Expanded Wall Label: In her Fallen series, Marcuse contemplates the lushness of decomposition and the way in which these constructed scenes become a “tableaux of an abandoned, untended Eden.” Using collected fruit and plant material, Marcuse carefully places objects and manicures a scene with symbolic patterns, not unlike a painter constructing a work on canvas.