Note: Your tags will not be submitted until you login Create account?
Exit
Mil veces un instante (A Thousand Times in an Instant)
Mil veces un instante (A Thousand Times in an Instant)
Mil veces un instante (A Thousand Times in an Instant)
Mil veces un instante (A Thousand Times in an Instant)
Mil veces un instante (A Thousand Times in an Instant)
Mil veces un instante (A Thousand Times in an Instant)
Mil veces un instante (A Thousand Times in an Instant)
Mil veces un instante (A Thousand Times in an Instant)
Mil veces un instante (A Thousand Times in an Instant)
Mil veces un instante (A Thousand Times in an Instant)
Mil veces un instante (A Thousand Times in an Instant)
Mil veces un instante (A Thousand Times in an Instant)
Mil veces un instante (A Thousand Times in an Instant)
Mil veces un instante (A Thousand Times in an Instant)

© the artist, courtesy of James Cohan Gallery, New York. Image credit: Andy Smith / Art UK

What things, ideas or objects can you see in this artwork?

i

Things are objects or ideas portrayed in the artwork. For example: apple, dog, smile, celebration, etc.

What do we mean by ‘things’?
Can you find what you’re tagging from this list? If so, please select it.
There are records to display, please narrow your criteria
Add as many tags as you want Need help?

Things you’ve added

You can click a tag below to remove it.

Things added by others

Can you name any people depicted in this artwork?

i

People are the names of figures depicted in the artwork. For example: Queen Victoria, Charles Darwin, Florence Nightingale, etc.

What do we mean by ‘people’?
Can you find what you’re tagging from this list? If so, please select it.
There are records to display, please narrow your criteria
Add as many tags as you want Need help?

People you’ve added

You can click a tag below to remove it.

People added by others

Can you name any places depicted in this artwork?

i

Places are geographical locations and venues depicted in the artwork. For example: Glasgow, London Bridge, Belgium, etc.

What do we mean by ‘places’?
Can you find what you’re tagging from this list? If so, please select it.
There are records to display, please narrow your criteria
Add as many tags as you want Need help?

Places you’ve added

You can click a tag below to remove it.

Places added by others

Can you name any events depicted in this artwork?

i

Events are occasions or historical moments shown in the artwork. For Example: WW1, Diamond Jubilee, Birthday Party, Battle of Hastings, etc.

What do we mean by ‘events’?
Can you find what you’re tagging from this list? If so, please select it.
There are records to display, please narrow your criteria
Add as many tags as you want Need help?

Events you’ve added

You can click a tag below to remove it.

Events added by others

How you can use this image

This image can be used for non-commercial research or private study purposes, and other UK exceptions to copyright permitted to users based in the United Kingdom under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, as amended and revised. Any other type of use will need to be cleared with the rights holder(s).

Review the copyright credit lines that are located underneath the image, as these indicate who manages the copyright (©) within the artwork, and the photographic rights within the image.

The collection that owns the artwork may have more information on their own website about permitted uses and image licensing options.

Review our guidance pages which explain how you can reuse images, how to credit an image and how to find images in the public domain or with a Creative Commons licence available.

Notes

Add or edit a note on this artwork that only you can see. You can find notes again by going to the ‘Notes’ section of your account.

This artwork is made up of plaster casts of the faces of 726 trans, non-binary, and gender non-conforming people. Arranged on all sides of the plinth in the form of a ‘tzompantli’, a skull rack that featured in meso-American civilisation. The casts have been created by applying plaster directly onto the faces of participants, meaning that as well as recording their features the plaster is infused with their hair and skin cells. The artist made each cast herself and spoke to each participant about their lives and experiences. The material is important to the work, it is fragile and will deteriorate (although not disintegrate) over time. The fragility of the material is a reflection community, both fragile and strong.
Title

Mil veces un instante (A Thousand Times in an Instant)

Date

2024

Medium

plaster

Accession number

SW1_AS_S1061

Acquisition method

commissioned for the Mayor of London's Fourth Plinth Programme

Work type

Monument

Work status

extant

Unveiling date

18 September 2024

Access

at all times

Tags

This artwork does not have any tags yet. You can help by tagging artworks on Tagger.

Located at

Fourth Plinth, Trafalgar Square, Westminster

SW1Y 5BJ