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Witness by Bright Bimpong
  • Bright Bimpong
  • Witness, 2001
  • aluminum, bronze, marble base
  • 64 x 24 x 24 in
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This artwork is made from aluminum, bronze and marble. The life-size human skeleton is cast in aluminum sitting and relaxing on a bronze chair. The sculpture incorporates text that says, IF THE LAW HAS MADE YOU A WITNESS YOU HAVE NO VICTIM TO AVENGE NO GUILTY OR INNOCENT PERSON TO CONVICT OR SAVE YOU MUST BEAR TESTIMONY WITHIN THE LIMITS OF SCIENCE LET THE EVIDENCE SPEAK FOR ITSELF. The contrast between aluminum and bronze is utilized in patination to emphasis the subject of forensic science. The patina finish is rendered such that there is minimal maintenance.

Ghana to the United States to study at the Johnson Atelier Technical Institute of Sculpture in New Jersey, he already had a strong background in art, having completed a BA degree at the University of Science and Technology in Kumasi. It was at the foundry where he learned Western technology for what has become his signature medium of casting bronze and iron.

  • Current Location: State Forensic Laboratory
  • Collections: Art in Public Spaces
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