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Chadwick was recognised as one of the leading
exponents of the controversial late 20th century
British art scene and was mentor and lecturer to
Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin. A highlight of this
exhibition is the inclusion of a rare and highly
regarded montage from her ‘Viral Landscape’
series (five large scale photographic montages,
4' high and 10' long, displayed as a panoramic
frieze). In each montage the artist's photograph
of a rocky and savage coastal landscape is
partially overlaid and merged with enlarged
images of cells from her own body. There is a
strange irony in the choice of title in this work
which brought her to such public prominence
as she would subsequently die prematurely
through a viral infection.
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