Anri Sala If and Only If (modern times), 2018
80 x 40 x 30 cm (plinth)
86 x 40 x 30 cm (overall)
The work is a vintage textile printing stamp with a motif etched on its surface, presented on a plinth. The carved image depicts a snail on a viola bow. It refers to the artist’s 2018 film If and Only If in which a snail travels the full length of a bow, altering the performance of the renowned violist Gérard Caussé playing Igor Stravinsky's Elegy for Solo Viola.