Et in Arcadia Ego 1
1995
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True to a body of work that gives great prominence to materials and their precariousness, autobiographical references are also common in the work of Antoni Llena. While in other works he alludes to personal moments and their creative references, this three-dimensional piece is constructed as an explicit reference and a small tribute to his mother. Et in Arcadia Ego I was made in 1995 using the cotton blanket on which the artist's mother died. Soon after her death, Llena carefully folded and sealed it with duct tape, and then placed a piece of flesh-coloured rubber in the shape of a vagina.

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original title
Et in Arcadia Ego 1
year of acquisition
1997
type of object
Sculpture
dimensions
21 x 26 x 25 cm
Copyright
© Antoni Llena, VEGAP, Barcelona
registration number
R.0394
date
1995
fonds
MACBA Collection. MACBA Consortium
media
Cotton, rubber and adhesive tape
credits
MACBA Collection. MACBA Consortium
original title
Et in Arcadia Ego 1
registration number
R.0394
date
1995
year of acquisition
1997
fonds
MACBA Collection. MACBA Consortium
type of object
Sculpture
media
Cotton, rubber and adhesive tape
dimensions
21 x 26 x 25 cm
credits
MACBA Collection. MACBA Consortium
Copyright
© Antoni Llena, VEGAP, Barcelona
Mothers
Death
Tributes
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