Virgin Forest by Janne Laine

Accession Code: WU1017 Title: Virgin Forest Date completed: 2014 Classification: Prints Medium: Polymergravure & Aquatint Height (mm): 200 Width (mm): 370 Depth (mm): Inscription: Location Name: The Oculus Location Description: Open area Location Floor: 1

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Laine’s prints are nearly always produced in series. This work is part of a series of three works Echo, Virgin Forest and Oblivion. Concerned with climate change and the Environmental Debate his work acts as a reminder of what we stand to lose if we continue on our current path. Titles of other series highlight these concerns, Fading, Vanishing, Disappearing and Forgotten.