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The 'negative' area is then planned and carefully drawn on the inside of the bowl. The seven spaces are cut out with a piercing saw using very fine sawblades fed through 0.6mm pre-drilled holes. All cut edges are then filed straight.\r\n\r\nThe bowl is sand blasted all over in order to de-grease the surface before patination. Two layers of patination chemical are applied with a soft brush. The bowl is finally waxed and polished to seal the patina and to give the surface a subtle shine. \r\n\r\nCare:\r\n\r\nPlease dust with dry or slightly damp cloth. The 'negative' area is delicate can easily get destorted if not packed carefully. Avoid wearing rings when handling,  though any scratches to the surface can be repaired (by me...)","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Copper, pierced and patinated, London, designed, 2005 by Ane Christensen, and made 2006.","bibliographicReferences":[],"production":"","productionType":{"text":"","id":""},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[{"text":"‘NEGATIVE’BOWL\r\nPatinated copper, spun and pierced\r\nLondon, England, 2006 (series designed 2005)\r\nDesigned and made by Ane Christensen (b. 1972)\r\n\r\nThis bowl is the first of Ane Christensen’s Negative series. Simply by cutting away the metal with a piercing saw she has created a three-dimensional optical illusion on an otherwise plain, functional bowl. From the front a rectangular box nestles inside the bowl but it disappears as you move to the side. Each piece is made from a single sheet of copper. \r\n\r\nMuseum no. M.12-2006","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null}}],"partNumbers":["M.12-2006"],"accessionNumberNum":"12","accessionNumberPrefix":"M","accessionYear":2006,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":[],"recordModificationDate":"2025-04-05","recordCreationDate":"2007-01-10","availableToBook":false}}