Adam Fuss

a unique spore print, hinged to a mount, numbered 'AFF 41' and '2/12/01' in pencil on the reverse, framed, 1996 (cf., Fuss, pl. 42)

Acquired from the photographer

A spore print is a unique object, and like much of Fuss's work, is created without a camera. To make his spore prints, Fuss placed the caps of mushrooms face down on paper and covered them to preserve moisture underneath. With the passing of time, the mushrooms dropped their spores, leaving impressions of the undersides of their caps. In the case of the spore print offered here, many mushrooms were used, and the composition was covered with paper, strategically pierced to allow the flow of air to disrupt the placement of the spores in visually interesting ways. The print has been sprayed by the artist with fixative to preserve the image. This print has not been examined out of its frame. It appears, however, to be in generally excellent condition. The printed label on the reverse of the frame dates this print as being made in 1996.
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