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A photograph of the inside of a green umbrella with a wooden handle. There is a red strip of fabric sewn from the top to the bottom of the umbrella, suggesting to be used as a sun dial.

A detail photograph of the inside of a green umbrella with a wooden handle. There is a red strip of fabric sewn from the top to the bottom of the umbrella, suggesting to be used as a sun dial and marked with numbers 8 through 17. There is a dot of sunlight peeking through an eyelet on the umbrella, marking 12:00 on the sundial.

A detail of a green umbrella with a small red tag reading "Locus Solus"

A photograph of the top of a green, slightly sheer umbrella

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Terry Fox x FWM

Locus Solus (umbrella)

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Description

Fascinated with the interaction between language, objects, and time, pioneering conceptual artist Terry Fox developed this confounding object in 1992. Created as an edition of 16 umbrellas, Locus Solus (meaning “the solitary place”) features a silkscreened sundial strip sewn to its underside, awaiting activation from a sunbeam.

Terry Fox, in collaboration with The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia

Locus Solus, 1992
Nylon umbrella, screenprinted nylon ripstop, wood handle
23-inch radius, 46-inch arc, 40.15-inch diameter
Edition of 16

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