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Christine Borland

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Christine Borland explores the arena of medical practise as part of a broader interest in the systems and processes that shape our society. Through her sculptures, videos and installations she finds ways to cross the imaginary line dividing the body from the self, the specimen from the individual, the doctor from the patient, in an attempt to recuperate something of the essence of being human. She was nominated for the Turner Prize in 1997.

Christine Borland lives and works in Scotland

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Artist Contact

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Artist Press

Living Subjects
Christine Borland/Craig Richardson.

Published in Preserves, Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh, 2006
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'What makes for the fullness and perfection of life........"
".....FOR BEAUTY AND HAPPINESS IS GOOD. WHAT MAKES FOR DEATH, DISEASE, IMPERFECTION, SUFFERING IS BAD."
By Katrina M. Brown, Director of The Common Guild.

First published in Progressive Disorder , Dundee Contemporary Arts, 2001
Reproduced in Preserves, Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh, 2006
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Artist Exhibitions

Christine Borland  February 2 - March 20, 2004
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Christine Borland  March 27 - May 5, 2001
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A Shot in the Head  July 14 - September 9, 2000
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Christine Borland  April 12 - May 10, 1997
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Artist Images

<i>Support Work: Hippocrates, </i>2006 Installation view <i>Christine Borland: Preserves, </i>The Collection, Lincoln 10 February - 7 May 2007
Support Work: Hippocrates, 2006 Installation view Christine Borland: Preserves, The Collection, Lincoln 10 February - 7 May 2007

<i>The Velocity of Drops, </i>2004 Framed photograph 69 x 69 x 2.5 cm
The Velocity of Drops, 2004 Framed photograph 69 x 69 x 2.5 cm

<i>Bullet Proof Breath, </i>2001 Glass, spider's silk, steel 34 x 22 x 22 cm
Bullet Proof Breath, 2001 Glass, spider's silk, steel 34 x 22 x 22 cm

<i>Spirit Collection: Hippocrates, </i>1999 Glass vessels, bleached and preserved leaves of a plane tree Dimensions variable
Spirit Collection: Hippocrates, 1999 Glass vessels, bleached and preserved leaves of a plane tree Dimensions variable

<i>Infantile Paralysis: Endless Walk (engraved by Duchenne, 1858), </i>1999 2 DVD players, 2 LCD projectors Dimensions variable
Infantile Paralysis: Endless Walk (engraved by Duchenne, 1858), 1999 2 DVD players, 2 LCD projectors Dimensions variable

<i>Family Conversation Piece, </i>1998 Porcelain, wood, glass Dimensions variable
Family Conversation Piece, 1998 Porcelain, wood, glass Dimensions variable

<i>Die Toten Lehren die Lebenden - The Dead Teach the Living, </i>1997 ABS Plastic, wood, text Dimensions variable
Die Toten Lehren die Lebenden - The Dead Teach the Living, 1997 ABS Plastic, wood, text Dimensions variable