The Lamp of Sacrifice, 286 Places of Worship, Edinburgh 2004
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Production of 286 cardboard models of ever 'Place of Worship' listed in the Edinburgh yellow pages.
Installation
The Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh, 2004
Scottish National Gallery of modern Art, Edinburgh, 2005
Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow, 2014
Links
http://fruitmarket.co.uk/exhibitions/archive/2004-2/
http://www.nationalgalleries.org/collection/subjects/Churches%20and%20cathedrals/503039/artistName/Nathan%20Coley/recordId/84092
Other Information
Collection of the Scottish National Galleries
Photo Credit
Alan Dimmick
The Lamp of Sacrifice
Jonathan Horrocks
As with The Lamp of Sacrifice (161 Places of Worship, Birmingham) (2000), this installation brings together a collection of scaled-down replicas of religious buildings. Using panels of cardboard, Coley re-constructed all 286 places of worship within Edinburgh (as listed in the Yellow Pages at the…