DNA DL90
DNA DL90
DNA DL90

© the artist, courtesy Pangolin London. Image credit: Vassilis Skopelitis, courtesy The Line

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This sculpture by British artist Abigail Fallis consists of 22 shopping trolleys in the shape of a double helix. The work was commissioned by a supermarket chain in 2003 on the 50th anniversary of American biologist James Watson and English physicist Francis Crick's discovery of DNA's double-helix structure, which was based on Rosalind Franklin's X-ray diffraction images of DNA. Their findings were fundamental to the understanding of muscular dystrophy. The commission served to raise awareness of the disease and, according to Fallis, the trolleys are a symbol of modern society's consumer culture, which she believes has become entwined in an individual's genetic make-up.

The Line

London

Title

DNA DL90

Date

2003

Medium

trolleys & steel

Measurements

H 939 x W 300 x D 300 cm

Accession number

S003

Acquisition method

on loan to The Line

Work type

Sculpture

Owner

Pangolin London

Custodian

The Line

Access

at all times

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