Nathan Coley : the Ballast Project /
Coley, Nathan,1967-artist.
Cahen, Danila,writer of foreword.
Karreman, Tanja.
Describes the process of research and realization of The Ballast Project, by the British artist Nathan Coley, and documents the resulting brick sculpture. This work of art uses 6000 17th century bricks, some of which were actually used as ballast on VOC or WIC sailing ships (10 on loan from the Western Australian Maritime Museum), to construct a 2.5 x 15 metre wall which is permanently on view in the North Hall of the recently renovated Maritime Museum in Amsterdam.
Title from front cover.
Two volumes inside 1 cover.
Describes the process of research and realization of The Ballast Project, by the British artist Nathan Coley, and documents the resulting brick sculpture. This work of art uses 6000 17th century bricks, some of which were actually used as ballast on VOC or WIC sailing ships (10 on loan from the Western Australian Maritime Museum), to construct a 2.5 x 15 metre wall which is permanently on view in the North Hall of the recently renovated Maritime Museum in Amsterdam.
Coley, Nathan, 1967-
Nederlands Scheepvaart Museum.
Western Australian Museum.