Accession Code: wu0963 Title: The Spider that died in the Tower of London Date completed: 2000 Classification: Prints Medium: Digital Archival Ink Jet Print Height (mm):3 00 Width (mm): 410 Depth (mm): Inscription: Location Name: Picture Store Location Description: Location Floor:

From ‘Bugs – the Print Portfolio’ 2000

As in many of Cornelia Parker’s more substantial works, this print deals with the transformation and past history of a found object. In this case the transformation has occurred without the artist’s intervention but the magnified image of the spider’s corpse evokes the former existence of a living occupant of an historic location.

The ten works which comprise Bugs – the Print Portfolio were generously donated by the artists for publication by the Byam Shaw School of Art in London to use as a means of raising funds for post-graduate scholarships. The series was produced in 2000 in an edition of 90.