Death and the Maiden, 2013 | miri-chais

Amy Winehouse's public persona crumbled video by video with incriminating documentation of her descent into alcholism and use of other paraphernalia.

Combining the silhouette of the late pop star with an audio track of "Death and the Maiden" composed by Franz Schubert in 1817, the work serves as a ghostly reminder of the revered talent turned symbol for manifest self-destruction.

DEATH AND THE MAIDEN

2013

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Death and the Maiden

Plexiglas, L.E.D, 24 x 17.5 x 1“, 61 x 44.5 x 2.5 cm.

Death and the Maiden - detail

Plexiglas, L.E.D, 24 x 17.5 x 1“, 61 x 44.5 x 2.5 cm.

Death and the Maiden, diptych

Plexiglas, L.E.D, 24 x 17.5 x 1“, 61 x 44.5 x 2.5 cm. each

Death and the Maiden

Plexiglas, L.E.D, 24 x 17.5 x 1“, 61 x 44.5 x 2.5 cm.

Death and the Maiden - detail

Plexiglas, L.E.D, 24 x 17.5 x 1“, 61 x 44.5 x 2.5 cm.

Death and the Maiden - detail

Plexiglas, L.E.D, 24 x 17.5 x 1“, 61 x 44.5 x 2.5 cm.

Death and the Maiden

Plexiglas, L.E.D, 24 x 17.5 x 1“, 61 x 44.5 x 2.5 cm.

Death and the Maiden

Plexiglas, L.E.D, 24 x 17.5 x 1“, 61 x 44.5 x 2.5 cm.

Death and the Maiden - detail

Plexiglas, L.E.D, 24 x 17.5 x 1“, 61 x 44.5 x 2.5 cm.

Death and the Maiden

Plexiglas, L.E.D, 24 x 17.5 x 1“, 61 x 44.5 x 2.5 cm.

Death and the Maiden

Plexiglas, L.E.D, 24 x 17.5 x 1“, 61 x 44.5 x 2.5 cm.

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Plexiglas, L.E.D, 24 x 17.5 x 1“, 61 x 44.5 x 2.5 cm.

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