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Paul Cullen Archive, Proposition #4: Linnaeus
Linnaeus Garden, Uppsala, Sweden and online
31 March 2023
A virtual installation for the Linnaeus Garden in Uppsala, Sweden, Proposition #4: Linnaeus includes a written concept, site images and selected r/p/m sculptures from the late artist Paul Cullen. However, unlike propositions #1 and #2, he does not include an annotated floor plan indicating the placement of works.
The artist's concept reads: "Carl Linnaeus [1707–1778] was responsible for this garden during his tenure at Uppsala University. Linnaeus was a Swedish botanist, zoologist and physician who laid the foundations for binomial nomenclature used in the classification of living things. Within the Linnaeus garden is a pool which will be integral to this project. Linnaeus is a development of the water circulation component of Recent Discoveries [1993] in which water was pumped from a waterproofed cardboard box to a fountain in the gallery courtyard. Water from the fountain flowed into a glass tank returning to the box inside the gallery via a second hose. The Linnaeus project will locate a submersible water pump in the garden pool which will pump water to a container inside the Linnaeus Museum. Water from the museum container will return to the pool via a hose and table mounted fountain. Hoses, tanks and tables employed in the project will carry graduated markings while rulers (metric) will be deployed in the propping and support of hoses where this is required." — Paul Cullen, 2011. Linnaeus Hubs room will be launched on 31 March 2023.
A virtual installation for the Linnaeus Garden in Uppsala, Sweden, Proposition #4: Linnaeus includes a written concept, site images and selected r/p/m sculptures from the late artist Paul Cullen. However, unlike propositions #1 and #2, he does not include an annotated floor plan indicating the placement of works.
The artist's concept reads: "Carl Linnaeus [1707–1778] was responsible for this garden during his tenure at Uppsala University. Linnaeus was a Swedish botanist, zoologist and physician who laid the foundations for binomial nomenclature used in the classification of living things. Within the Linnaeus garden is a pool which will be integral to this project. Linnaeus is a development of the water circulation component of Recent Discoveries [1993] in which water was pumped from a waterproofed cardboard box to a fountain in the gallery courtyard. Water from the fountain flowed into a glass tank returning to the box inside the gallery via a second hose. The Linnaeus project will locate a submersible water pump in the garden pool which will pump water to a container inside the Linnaeus Museum. Water from the museum container will return to the pool via a hose and table mounted fountain. Hoses, tanks and tables employed in the project will carry graduated markings while rulers (metric) will be deployed in the propping and support of hoses where this is required." — Paul Cullen, 2011. Linnaeus Hubs room will be launched on 31 March 2023.