Portrait of an Egg: Exhibition, Photo London, Somerset House, London, 16th - 19th May 2019.

Portrait of an Egg was a multi-faceted project comprising a curatorial interactive website, 2 sculptural and audio visual installations and 2 seminars. Addressing the new ways of seeing created by the phenomenon of viewing Art through the camera phone, the components of this project came together as part of Photo London, Somerset House in 2019. The exhibition of The Portrait of An Egg was the third and final stage in Gavin Turks Open Call project. Staged in the Great Arch Hall at Somerset House. It was a site specific installation of submitted open call works projected across 4 screens, with an accompanying soundscape centred around Gavin Turks large black bronze egg sculpture, Ovum 2019. An In Conversation on the 19th May 2019 between the artist and Mathew Collings, explored the ubiquitous use of the smart phone and its impact on our cultural consumption. This item contains a contextual exhibition outline, 1 image of Ovum (2019) , 6 exhibition views and a screenshot detailing the In Conversation at Photo London. Ovum 2019Patinated bronze58 × 58 × 80 cmEdition ⅙ Courtesy of the artist & Live Stock Market LtdPhotos by Andy KeatesUsed with permission The work is under copyright and may not be used without permission. Use of this repository acknowledges cooperation with its policies and relevant copyright law.

《蛋之肖像》（Portrait of an Egg）是一项多维度综合项目，由策展互动网站、2件雕塑与视听装置以及2场研讨会构成。本项目聚焦于通过拍照手机观赏艺术这一现象所催生的全新观看范式，其各组成部分于2019年在萨默塞特宫（Somerset House）举办的伦敦摄影展（Photo London）中集体呈现。
《蛋之肖像》展览是加文·特克斯（Gavin Turks）公开征集（Open Call）项目的第三阶段，亦是最终阶段。
本次展览设于萨默塞特宫大拱廊厅。
本次展览为场地特定装置展，将征集到的投稿作品投射于4块屏幕之上，并搭配以加文·特克斯2019年作品《卵》（Ovum 2019）这座大型黑色青铜蛋雕为核心的配套音景。
2019年5月19日，艺术家与马修·科林斯（Mathew Collings）开展了一场对谈，探讨了智能手机的普及性应用及其对大众文化消费的影响。
本数据集包含展览背景大纲、1张《卵》（2019）作品影像、6张展览现场照片，以及一张记录伦敦摄影展对谈环节的截图。
《卵》（Ovum 2019） 材质：做旧青铜，尺寸：58×58×80厘米，版数：⅙。承蒙艺术家与Live Stock Market有限公司授权提供。摄影：安迪·基茨（Andy Keates），已获使用许可。本作品受版权保护，未经授权不得使用。使用本数据集即代表同意遵守其使用政策及相关版权法律。