Modern

susan hiller

Born 1940 Died 2019

A Life Woven from Shadows and Sound: The Art of Susan Hiller Susan Hiller’s artistic journey is a remarkable one, marked by a persistent curiosity about the hidden currents of culture—the unspoken anxieties, forgotten histories, and spectral presences that shape our collective experience. Born in Tallahassee, Florida, in 1940, her early life fostered a restless spirit, leading her to explore diverse landscapes both geographically and intellectually. From her initial studies in anthropology at Tulane University, where she questioned the objectivity of academic inquiry, to her subsequent imme…

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2019

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An Interactive Constellation

The Subject Atlas

A chart of susan hiller's corpus mapped not by date but by subject. Spokes are what they painted; rings are when; and the threads between stars reveal the patrons and places that secretly connect them.

Focus a Subject

Trace a Context

Spokes — Subject

Each arm of the atlas gathers works by what they depict: portraits, sacred scenes, mythologies, and the scientific studies. Click a spoke to swing that cluster to the top.

Rings — Career Period

Distance from the center marks time. The innermost ring is the earliest period; the outermost, the final years. Style matures as you move outward.

Threads — Shared Context

Coloured lines link works bound by the same patron, commission, or theme. Trace a context to watch related clusters light up across subjects.

susan hiller

1940 - 2019

The Subject Atlas

Spokes — Subject

Rings — Career Period

Threads — Shared Context

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