![Press Upon Me by Tasmanian contemporary artist Patrick Hall of Hallison Studios is an illuminated artwork made of 35mm slide mounts containing dozens of images of fingers and pins. Finalist in the Blake Art Prize, 2018.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/6575265a-3f93-40da-8995-c4be15206a97/0/0/0/0,0,1500,2506,1600,2506/0-0-0/9e532048-9bfd-43d3-99b1-0338ebb97516/1/1/Press_Upon_Me_2018_Patrick_Hall_artist_Hallison_Studios.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037493811~hmac=6960dfc4eecf8039db46d7240a1f75ad45314de7c0014db8a39396fac9112c3e)
Press Upon Me
2018
35mm slide mounts, electric motors, LEDs, glass, plywood
1400 h x 800 w x 130 d mm
![Press Upon Me by Tasmanian contemporary artist Patrick Hall of Hallison Studios - an illuminated artwork made of 35mm slide mounts containing dozens of images of fingers and pins. Finalist in the Blake Art Prize, 2018.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/6575265a-3f93-40da-8995-c4be15206a97/0/0/0/0,0,1500,2000,1600,2000/0-0-0/829dc5f3-6a0d-4134-a1ab-a43f933abadd/1/1/Patrick_Hall_Press_Upon_Me_detail_2018_P2161205_Hallison_Studios_JPG.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037493811~hmac=3f252ad1903492474981c91735c8485ea873fdd1595b637202366a5b3b682a6f)
Press Upon Me [detail]
2018
35mm slide mounts, electric motors, LEDs, glass, plywood
1400 h x 800 w x 130 d mm
![All Our Numbered Days, sculptural furniture, chest of drawers by Tasmanian artist Patrick Hall, Hallison Studios. Cabinet of glass bottles each with a photographic face. Acquired by
University of Tasmania Fine Art Collection](https://format.creatorcdn.com/6575265a-3f93-40da-8995-c4be15206a97/0/0/0/0,0,1800,3152,1600,3152/0-0-0/b4161a30-9722-4555-9903-d7d6dfe9c1ad/1/1/Patrick_Hall_P7251078_All_Our_Numbered_Days_2017_Hallison_Studios.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037493811~hmac=475de49fbe85dc7c1a5e78f3c9b7ab155a2070a397ef75e53ad7c2e0da6593ae)
All Our Numbered Days
2017
plywood, aluminium, collected glass vessels, LED lighting, acrylic
1800 h x 800 w x 800 d mm
Collection of the University of Tasmania
![All Our Numbered Days, sculptural furniture, chest of drawers by Tasmanian artist Patrick Hall, Hallison Studios. Cabinet of glass bottles each with a photographic face. Acquired by
University of Tasmania Fine Art Collection](https://format.creatorcdn.com/6575265a-3f93-40da-8995-c4be15206a97/0/0/0/0,0,2100,2800,1600,2800/0-0-0/5c94b035-6a12-4411-bae7-ed78a530852f/1/1/Patrick_Hall_P7251107_All_Our_Numbered_Days_detail_2017_Hallison_Studios.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037493811~hmac=7f0683813b54b3807d872f5e3cef7ea9d507caba4a27d70ecad5e8d5570604d8)
All Our Numbered Days [detail]
2017
plywood, aluminium, collected glass vessels, LED lighting, acrylic
1800 h x 800 w x 800 d mm
Collection of the University of Tasmania
![All Our Numbered Days, sculptural furniture, chest of drawers by Tasmanian artist Patrick Hall, Hallison Studios. Cabinet of glass bottles each with a photographic face. Acquired by
University of Tasmania Fine Art Collection](https://format.creatorcdn.com/6575265a-3f93-40da-8995-c4be15206a97/0/0/0/0,0,2700,1877,2700,1200/0-0-0/a8e44b6c-6db4-4871-bbcc-89192a680f60/1/1/Patrick_Hall_P7251091_All_Our_Numbered_Days_detail_2017_Hallison_Studios_copy.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037493811~hmac=1b09384ada6f85ea42e94fa890e0fd86f23ffa0bc4f954c75523d686677a9e33)
All Our Numbered Days [detail of open drawer]
2017
plywood, aluminium, collected glass vessels, LED lighting, acrylic
1800 h x 800 w x 800 d mm
Collection of the University of Tasmania
![A Small Place for Dreaming, contemporary artwork by Tasmanian artist Patrick Hall, Hallison Studios contains a map, 3 spirit bottles with photographic faces on each. Red threads appears to spill out of the bottles onto map.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/6575265a-3f93-40da-8995-c4be15206a97/0/0/0/0,0,1950,2600,1600,2600/0-0-0/9287e1ac-66da-4795-aeb0-03e15c5be0e7/1/1/A_Small_Place_for_Dreaming_2017_Patrick_Hall_P8180047_Hallison_Studios_JPG.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037493811~hmac=34822a853249702ef41603d3de2633ba461a0b0fa83670816a5391b8279b2007)
A Small Place for Dreaming
2017
spirit bottles, vintage map, thread, pins, acrylic, aluminium
800 h x 340 w x 130 d mm
Private collection
![And While All The Time It Moves Away, contemporary Tasmanian artist Patrick Hall, Hallison Studios. Illuminated artwork of landscape drawings, Mount Direction in lantern slide sized frames. Finalist Hadley's Art Prize 2017.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/6575265a-3f93-40da-8995-c4be15206a97/0/0/0/0,0,1286,2500,1600,2500/0-0-0/d0006453-3159-4bf4-979f-602b373984e7/1/1/Hall_Patrick_And_While_All_The_Time_It_Moves_Away_Hallison_Studios_2017_contemporary_art_JPG.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037493811~hmac=719abc3c8b44538c1c3449f278141a452e988c4047d2b427bccd5cf2d64ee0a8)
And While All The Time It Moves Away
2017
graphite on drafting film, paper, acrylic, motorised LED lighting
1200 h x 600 w x 130 d mm
Collection of MONA
![Terminal, contemporary wall artwork by Tasmanian artist Patrick Hall, Hallison Studios features 2 spirit bottles with photographic faces on each and sculptural electrical wiring swirled and spilling out between the 2 bottles](https://format.creatorcdn.com/6575265a-3f93-40da-8995-c4be15206a97/0/0/0/0,0,2055,4305,1600,4305/0-0-0/e374d39c-37e4-4c86-81ae-2169a556b197/1/1/Termimal-2017-Patrick_Hall-P8180049_Hallison_Studios.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037493811~hmac=ae025a188ef265e3a9d9da3206d6061a526604602193092c9b9c768f1288f35f)
Terminal
2017
spirit bottles, electrical wiring, acrylic, aluminium
1000 h x 140 w x 220 d mm
Private collection
![Tasmanian artist Patrick Hall with his art installation The Cloud at Dark MOFO 2016 using 1016 spirit bottles with illuminated faces on each bottle suspended from the ceiling, dripping with tears, hovering in darkness.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/6575265a-3f93-40da-8995-c4be15206a97/0/0/0/0,0,1200,1600,1600,1600/0-0-0/14c6ba21-5b9d-4880-98ea-230ebf7df800/1/1/Patrick-Hall-with-The-Cloud-Dark-MOFO-2016.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037493811~hmac=0581822bc651f3413964d6ccfc7d8ddff5bf4ae9a6b869165c5d865dde3361f2)
The Cloud [detail]
2016
Dark MOFO
1016 collected spirit bottles, LED lighting, steel, hydronics system
From the installation
The Cloud
2016
Dark MOFO
Filmed by David Pyefinch
VIDEO - PLEASE CLICK TRIANGLE ICON TO PLAY
Collection of the artist
![The Cloud art installation by Tasmanian artist Patrick Hall at Dark MOFO 2016 using 1016 spirit bottles with illuminated faces on each bottle suspended from the ceiling, dripping with tears, hovering in darkness.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/6575265a-3f93-40da-8995-c4be15206a97/0/0/0/0,0,1597,1200,1597,1200/0-0-0/b2d9b89f-f906-4a9d-a42d-c63406549fff/1/1/Patrick-Hall-The-Cloud-2016-Dark-MOFO.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037493811~hmac=91a99b4b6ca559d16a57976dd774209a1a268bfee83c000bcc8f1dd76ccc1e95)
The Cloud
2016
Dark MOFO
1016 collected spirit bottles, LED lighting, steel, hydronics system
Collection of the artist
![Detail of The Cloud art installation by Tasmanian artist Patrick Hall at Dark MOFO 2016 using 1016 spirit bottles with illuminated faces on each bottle suspended from the ceiling, dripping with tears, hovering in darkness.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/6575265a-3f93-40da-8995-c4be15206a97/0/0/0/0,0,1600,1200,1600,1200/0-0-0/05613504-eca3-48a4-a8ef-db2d801e5201/1/1/Patrick-Hall-The-Cloud-Dark-2016-MOFO-detail-1.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037493811~hmac=1d767b6e3efb5409a4e11706b4c52893741fe9409b3f0bf25f216f42a6d8d648)
The Cloud [detail]
2016
Dark MOFO
1016 collected spirit bottles, LED lighting, steel, hydronics system
Collection of the artist
![Details of The Cloud art installation by Tasmanian artist Patrick Hall at Dark MOFO 2016 using 1016 spirit bottles with illuminated faces on each bottle suspended from the ceiling, dripping with tears, hovering in darkness.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/6575265a-3f93-40da-8995-c4be15206a97/0/0/0/0,0,1600,1200,1600,1200/0-0-0/5b4ea932-aee1-4f2a-a1c9-2703c6c17e70/1/1/Patrick-Hall-The-Cloud-detail-3-Dark-MOFO.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037493811~hmac=1d767b6e3efb5409a4e11706b4c52893741fe9409b3f0bf25f216f42a6d8d648)
The Cloud [detail]
2016
Dark MOFO
1016 collected spirit bottles, LED lighting, steel, hydronics system
Collection of the artist
![Historical Record #2: Number without Record artwork by Tasmanian artist Patrick Hall using vinyl LP records and toy model soldiers in the form of a large LP record](https://format.creatorcdn.com/6575265a-3f93-40da-8995-c4be15206a97/0/0/0/0,0,1202,1200,1202,1200/0-0-0/d3fd72c2-7aab-448d-b6ab-0324b904e785/1/1/Historical+Record+%232_Patrick+Hall.jpg.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037493811~hmac=148f13ed7acb0cfd3291e68efed75dc91edf88bab6ecc9ca83a6d8533868833d)
Historical Record #2: Numbers without Record
2008
manipulated LP records, acrylic light box, plywood, glass,
model soldiers
1220 h x 1220 w x 80 d mm
Private collection
![Detail of Historical Record #2: Numbers without Record artwork by Tasmanian artist Patrick Hall using vinyl LP records and toy model soldiers.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/6575265a-3f93-40da-8995-c4be15206a97/0/0/0/0,0,1200,1605,1600,1605/0-0-0/fb2b320f-2e57-4c01-aa97-5f5fd81d6be5/1/1/Historical+Record+%232_detail_Patrick+Hall.jpg.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037493811~hmac=a6d227f8e08d7e7694cbc4d8a3e7e9fa5fb8566dd23c06cd1c655e89706734ad)
Historical Record #2: Numbers without Record [detail]
2008
manipulated LP records, acrylic light box, plywood, glass,
model soldiers
1220 h x 1220 w x 80 d mm
Private collection
![Historical Record #1: Creatures from the Corners of Old Maps artwork by Tasmanian artist Patrick Hall using bones and handmade miniature sailing ships.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/6575265a-3f93-40da-8995-c4be15206a97/0/0/0/0,0,1197,1192,1197,1200/0-0-0/ec89ed01-6bc6-402f-80d1-7feb048aea5f/1/1/Historical+Record+%231_Patrick+Hall.jpg1.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037493811~hmac=042122336cd26ccc4b419cd0f34273dd8bbfbb6d82f411912926cbd4c2c4e72a)
Historical Record #1:
Creatures from the Corners of Old Maps
2008
plywood, glass, collected bone, cotton
1220 x 1220 x 80 mm
Private collection
![Detail, Historical Record #1: Creatures from the Corners of Old Maps artwork by Tasmanian artist Patrick Hall using bones and handmade miniature sailing ships.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/6575265a-3f93-40da-8995-c4be15206a97/0/0/0/0,0,1200,1606,1600,1606/0-0-0/b77d6fe7-19af-4ee7-9964-3ffaa7a47627/1/1/Historical+Record+%231_detail_Patrick+Hall.jpg.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037493811~hmac=b5f822a25382865d50d098fd04bf91c7854004ae42defbe502766ab59ec5b5ab)
Historical Record #1:
Creatures from the Corners of Old Maps [detail]
2008
plywood, glass, collected bone, cotton
1220 x 1220 x 80 mm
Private collection
![Bounty sculptural chest of drawers by Tasmanian artist Patrick Hall featuring a sea of bones, handmade miniature sailing ships and scrimshaw style engraved text. Collection of MONA.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/6575265a-3f93-40da-8995-c4be15206a97/0/0/0/0,0,1200,1605,1600,1605/0-0-0/deed5754-f2ff-497c-bbad-22b6715d38de/1/1/Bounty_Patrick+Hall.jpg.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037493811~hmac=a6d227f8e08d7e7694cbc4d8a3e7e9fa5fb8566dd23c06cd1c655e89706734ad)
Bounty
2007
plywood, acrylic, collected bones, glass
1350 h x 970 w x 400 d mm
Collection of MONA
![Detail of Bounty sculptural chest of drawers by Tasmanian artist Patrick Hall showing hand carved decorative fists, scrimshaw style engraved text, sea of bones, and handmade miniature sailing ship. Collection of MONA.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/6575265a-3f93-40da-8995-c4be15206a97/0/0/0/0,0,1605,1200,1605,1200/0-0-0/f89e633a-7b10-4cd6-a70a-4f85947eb8aa/1/1/Bounty_detail_Patrick+Hall.jpg.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037493811~hmac=d107d4094e223ef4be1a51b8eca8e326ddd974dad4b67238b23084604a32f179)
Bounty [detail]
2007
plywood, acrylic, collected bones, glass
1350 h x 970 w x 400 d mm
Collection of MONA
![Bone China, sculptural cabinet by Tasmanian artist Patrick Hall featuring a human skeleton made from fragments of china plates and teacups. Collection of National Gallery of Australia, Canberra.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/6575265a-3f93-40da-8995-c4be15206a97/0/0/0/0,0,1220,1959,1600,1959/0-0-0/dde5a11d-09e3-4a9b-95a1-749a2983f21a/1/1/Bone+China_Patrick+Hall.jpg.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037493811~hmac=a886dfb7079ad0e60ec16699458984039c797f6b2063bce49f566e4b23f0afc5)
Bone China
2005
plywood, aluminium, engraved glass,
found china, lighting
1800 h x 1100 w x 400 d mm
Collection of the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
![Detail of an x-ray style china skeletal hand from Bone China, a sculptural cabinet by Tasmanian artist Patrick Hall Collection of National Gallery of Australia, Canberra.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/6575265a-3f93-40da-8995-c4be15206a97/0/0/0/0,0,1179,1958,1600,1958/0-0-0/cba8c89d-5d3f-4516-b62e-f986a332df5a/1/1/Bone_China_detail_Patrick+Hall.jpg1.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037493811~hmac=264dabb065bf8308334b613e01db400abafed57080a8542d302e537f6516b456)
Bone China [detail]
2005
plywood, aluminium, engraved glass,
found china, lighting
1800 h x 1100 w x 400 d mm
Collection of the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
![Fields of Black, Road of Bones, an illuminated artwork by Tasmanian artist Patrick Hall using a map like arrangement of black bones, red threads and text within a large white light box.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/6575265a-3f93-40da-8995-c4be15206a97/0/0/0/0,0,1474,1200,1474,1200/0-0-0/89450d0a-ef50-4fef-a663-3d10d8d9541f/1/1/Fields+of+Black%2C+Road+of+Bones_Patrick+Hall.jpg.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037493811~hmac=20ed77aff25e33fbbec914ee70c5cb6a231271c7ece08e34b4f583ea3553420c)
Fields of Black, Road of Bones
2008
illuminated acrylic, glass, bones, cotton,
plywood
1100 h x 1350 w x 120 d mm
Private collection
![Fields of Black, Road of Bones, an illuminated artwork by Tasmanian artist Patrick Hall using a map like arrangement of black bones, red threads and text within a large white light box.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/6575265a-3f93-40da-8995-c4be15206a97/0/0/0/0,0,1605,1200,1605,1200/0-0-0/536dac99-9cbe-40bc-8a46-40c0e1f28394/1/1/Fields+of+Black%2C+Road+of+Bones+detail_Patrick+Hall.jpg.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037493811~hmac=d107d4094e223ef4be1a51b8eca8e326ddd974dad4b67238b23084604a32f179)
Fields of Black, Road of Bones
2008
illuminated acrylic, glass, bones, cotton,
plywood
1100 h x 1350 w x 120 d mm
Private collection
![The Space Between Stars, an artwork by Tasmanian artist Patrick Hall with a map like arrangement of white bones, red and blue threads and hand written text on paper shop swing tags.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/6575265a-3f93-40da-8995-c4be15206a97/0/0/0/0,0,1219,689,1219,1200/0-0-0/fa4d20ce-c782-4bba-8783-7fc7ac32919f/1/1/The+Space+Between+Stars_Patrick+Hall.jpg.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037493811~hmac=d6092b1776ff3a637bae5f91089e9c586e52a5e536b021fd0f421e919541f937)
The Space Between Stars
2008
bones, cotton, glass, plywood
900 h x 1650 w x 80 d mm
Private collection
![Stack, a sculptural chest of drawers by Tasmanian artist Patrick Hall with the appearance of a large colourful rectangular stack of hard cover books. Collection of MONA.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/6575265a-3f93-40da-8995-c4be15206a97/0/0/0/0,0,1200,1807,1600,1807/0-0-0/cf3ea285-9e15-4265-b4e6-de92175116e5/1/1/Stack_Patrick+Hall.jpg.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037493811~hmac=c96cd727fccc5ef16a2f04c03aa5105d2f53d498d6b4720c9ba0a70c3488e4f0)
Stack
2005
plywood, collected books, typewriter keys
1720 h x 970 w x 500 d mm
Collection of MONA
![Drawers open on Stack, a sculptural chest of drawers by Tasmanian artist Patrick Hall with the appearance of a large colourful rectangular stack of hard cover books. Collection of MONA.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/6575265a-3f93-40da-8995-c4be15206a97/0/0/0/0,0,1200,1807,1600,1807/0-0-0/a8dc013a-b421-4958-9438-eddb67203c68/1/1/Stack_open_Patrick+Hall.jpg.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037493811~hmac=c96cd727fccc5ef16a2f04c03aa5105d2f53d498d6b4720c9ba0a70c3488e4f0)
Stack [open]
2005
plywood, collected books, typewriter keys
1720 h x 970 w x 500 d mm
Collection of MONA
![Detail of typewriter key handles on Stack, a sculptural chest of drawers by Tasmanian artist Patrick Hall with the appearance of a large colourful rectangular stack of hard cover books. Collection of MONA.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/6575265a-3f93-40da-8995-c4be15206a97/0/0/0/0,0,1200,1818,1600,1818/0-0-0/0a65c222-d9d8-4abf-91e4-ce19097546c2/1/1/Stack_detail_book+covers+open_Patrick+Hall.jpg.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037493811~hmac=42a4335a08aa6a26b03b21e070e8069fe80969b35b49308c46b78cc51ad014dd)
Stack [detail book covers open]
2005
plywood, collected books, typewriter keys
1720 h x 970 w x 500 d mm
Collection of MONA
![Power Blocks sculptural chest of drawers by Tasmanian artist and furniture maker Patrick Hall featuring a field of red and black hard cover books with handmade army tanks made using book covers.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/6575265a-3f93-40da-8995-c4be15206a97/0/0/0/0,0,1200,1272,1600,1272/0-0-0/6fbfb8e2-8caf-4c48-bbe5-b25ac822b14a/1/1/Power+Blocks_Patrick+Hall.jpg.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037493811~hmac=ac60f4c9b386ef0d1fedf6da7b63b2d3bf6223a7a08b04a6f08c6b1fe8bd48fb)
Power Blocks
2005
collected and manipulated books,
Tasmanian oak, plywood, glass
1200 h x 1200 w x 500 d mm
Private collection
![Detail of Power Blocks sculptural chest of drawers by Tasmanian artist and furniture maker Patrick Hall showing handmade army tanks leaving paper tracks across a field of red and black hard cover books.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/6575265a-3f93-40da-8995-c4be15206a97/0/0/0/0,0,1200,1800,1600,1800/0-0-0/bf5f265c-6348-4e3f-bc6f-8f413d51e297/1/1/Power+Blocks_detail_Patrick+Hall.jpg.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037493811~hmac=58380934abc440f0c8f69e612e1dd92909c736e28c338f6b89d2c21dac9f2e40)
Power Blocks [detail]
2005
collected and manipulated books,
Tasmanian oak, plywood, glass
1200 h x 1200 w x 500 d mm
Private collection
![Of Lost Things, by Tasmanian artist Patrick Hall, sculptural chest of drawers with a small hand made metal car and retro caravan driving across a "field" of rusted nails behind glass. Appeared on the SOFA Chicago catalogue](https://format.creatorcdn.com/6575265a-3f93-40da-8995-c4be15206a97/0/0/0/0,0,1620,1280,1620,1200/0-0-0/b78c5321-5904-433d-99d9-d42e14a1a1b2/1/1/Of+Lost+Things-Patrick+Hall.jpg.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037493811~hmac=c038072b49d684b743ba8383a337c6965eeedfc3e67e7b62d042be35829baebf)
Of Lost Things [detail]
2001
fabricated aluminium objects, plywood, aluminium,
glass, collected toys & maps, nails, etching ink
1200 h x 900 w x 450 d mm
Private collection
![Lure, sculptural chest of drawers by Tasmanian artist Patrick Hall. Features antique fishing reels as drawer handles and glowing hand made lures containing LEDs. Collection of MONA.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/6575265a-3f93-40da-8995-c4be15206a97/0/0/0/0,0,1200,1808,1600,1808/0-0-0/b63129be-c653-4d70-beee-dfc9d5ba666d/1/1/Lure_Patrick+Hall.jpg.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037493811~hmac=5ac0ec0d89448b8119c4cfead4cff515b4a610a2824d3e09ba5f9c879cfc378a)
Lure
2005
plywood, acrylic, engraved glass,
collected fishing reels, LED lighting
1800 h x 1100 w x 540 d mm
Collection of MONA
![Detail image of Lure, sculptural chest of drawers by Tasmanian artist Patrick Hall. Features antique fishing reels as drawer handles and glowing hand made lures containing LEDs. Collection of MONA.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/6575265a-3f93-40da-8995-c4be15206a97/0/0/0/0,0,1132,830,1132,1200/0-0-0/7edab621-0480-4e92-a246-aac062bec264/1/1/Lure_detail_Patrick+Hall.jpg.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037493811~hmac=db20bc03e5933b7c3e13d8d2c1761c19680b4de286cbf0f8120d70247ab567a9)
Lure [detail]
2005
plywood, acrylic, engraved glass,
collected fishing reels, LED lighting
1800 h x 1100 w x 540 d mm
Collection of MONA
![Typeface, a sculptural aluminium chest of drawers featuring china fragments decorated with faces, by Tasmanian artist Patrick Hall. Collection of MONA](https://format.creatorcdn.com/6575265a-3f93-40da-8995-c4be15206a97/0/0/0/0,0,1200,1605,1600,1605/0-0-0/b2b5dcf3-20bf-460f-b861-f3893f810f76/1/1/Typeface_Patrick+Hall.jpg.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037493811~hmac=a6d227f8e08d7e7694cbc4d8a3e7e9fa5fb8566dd23c06cd1c655e89706734ad)
Typeface
2006
plywood, glass, aluminium, printed ceramic
shards, cotton, paper labels
1600 h x 800 w x 500 d mm
Collection of MONA
![Typeface, a sculptural aluminium chest of drawers featuring china fragments decorated with faces, by Tasmanian artist Patrick Hall. Collection of MONA](https://format.creatorcdn.com/6575265a-3f93-40da-8995-c4be15206a97/0/0/0/0,0,1605,1200,1605,1200/0-0-0/77828a86-414c-499d-bd03-a7999da4c9da/1/1/Typeface_detail_Patrick+Hall.jpg.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037493811~hmac=d107d4094e223ef4be1a51b8eca8e326ddd974dad4b67238b23084604a32f179)
Typeface [detail]
2006
plywood, glass, aluminium, printed ceramic
shards, cotton, paper labels
1600 h x 800 w x 500 d mm
Collection of MONA
![Lost in Thought, a sculptural wall mounted light boxes by Tasmanian artist Patrick Hall featuring moving shadows and 35mm slide mounts. Collection of MONA](https://format.creatorcdn.com/6575265a-3f93-40da-8995-c4be15206a97/0/0/0/0,0,1800,1200,1800,1200/0-0-0/69ac0cf0-3e3b-4012-a76e-28a955f7be87/1/1/Lost+in+Thought_Patrick+Hall+.jpg.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037493811~hmac=725c964bd74a4223f988489671e3fae3fd07fec3f699cc5844496f4b962fe931)
Lost in Thought
2013
plywood, LED lighting, electric motors,
35 mm slide mounts, assorted materials
600 h x 200 w x 100 d mm
Private collection
From the exhibition
Lost in Thought
2013
Filmed by David Pyefinch
VIDEO - PLEASE CLICK TRIANGLE ICON TO PLAY
![When They Lay Me Down, horizontal wall hung sculptural artwork featuring a human neurological form made with red and black electrical wiring and handmade 35 mm slides in small light boxes. Collection of MONA](https://format.creatorcdn.com/6575265a-3f93-40da-8995-c4be15206a97/0/0/0/0,0,2444,1184,2444,1200/0-0-0/ddee9942-8d26-481a-b54b-aa6fecfd92eb/1/1/As+They+Lay+Me+Down_Patrick+Hall.jpg.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037493811~hmac=325e4d60545fbe98866b8670fc79e060d93d63e5b81fecd4b34ed235aab91dff)
When They Lay Me Down
2013
plywood, MDF, electrical wiring, 35 mm slide mounts, lighting, thread
1000 h x 2000 w x 100 d mm
Collection of MONA
![When They Lay Me Down, horizontal wall hung sculptural artwork featuring a human neurological form made with red and black electrical wiring and handmade 35 mm slides in small light boxes. Collection of MONA](https://format.creatorcdn.com/6575265a-3f93-40da-8995-c4be15206a97/0/0/0/0,0,1626,1200,1626,1200/0-0-0/8e6aa486-dfa4-4ad0-a279-361871277fd3/1/1/As+They+Lay+Me+Down_detail_Patrick+Hall.jpg.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037493811~hmac=c276cc23a5b461dbf2ceafb74321cf7d4e05a8b0d47195b962e4ff3d62e1dcd9)
When They Lay Me Down [detail]
2013
plywood, MDF, electrical wiring, 35 mm slide
mounts, lighting, thread
1000 h x 2000 w x 100 d mm
Collection of MONA
![In the Blink of an Eye, by Tasmanian artist Patrick Hall. Sculptural lighting of dark collected glass jars in a grid suspended from the ceiling. Each lit bottle is clad in a screen printed face and hovers above the viewer.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/6575265a-3f93-40da-8995-c4be15206a97/0/0/0/0,0,2372,1200,2372,1200/0-0-0/d38931dd-f7b5-4fc3-b29d-81f7debf986e/1/1/In+the+Blink+of+an+Eye_2+Patrick+Hall.jpg.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037493811~hmac=e71d75954110b5d66ce28e4edf4e0fdba9fbf180291410ae5f56ad11ac721b29)
In the Blink of an Eye
2013
collected glass jars , wire, LED lighting, screen printed images
700 h x 800 w x 500 d mm
Private collection
In the Blink of an Eye [detail from below]
2013
collected glass jars , wire, LED lighting,
screen printed images
700 h x 800 w x 500 d mm
Private collection
![I, chest of drawers, by Tasmanian artist Patrick Hall, drawer fronts lit & glowing. Grids of 35 mm slide mounts on the front & sides containing closeup photos of human eyes of famous faces, celebrities, family, friends.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/6575265a-3f93-40da-8995-c4be15206a97/0/0/0/0,0,1200,1605,1600,1605/0-0-0/3ea1de90-b8e3-4037-aa71-01c29aa17759/1/1/I_open_Patrick+Hall.jpg.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037493812~hmac=5dfca499c16b8d15666bb6cf6d56836e70ce89b0c429b17c661a32b545832e15)
I [open]
2013
aluminium, plywood, glass, 35 mm slide mounts, lighting
1620 h x 1080 w x 575 d mm
Private collection
![I, chest of drawers, by artist Patrick Hall, drawers lit & glowing against dark background. Grids of 35 mm slide mounts on front & sides containing closeup photos of human eyes of famous faces, celebrities, family, friends.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/6575265a-3f93-40da-8995-c4be15206a97/0/0/0/0,0,1200,1605,1600,1605/0-0-0/c5ed1a17-4dbe-4bd2-8e7c-128dc70617bd/1/1/I_open_lit_Patrick+Hall.jpg.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037493812~hmac=5dfca499c16b8d15666bb6cf6d56836e70ce89b0c429b17c661a32b545832e15)
I [open, lit]
2013
aluminium, plywood, glass, 35 mm slide mounts, lighting
1620 h x 1080 w x 575 d mm
Private collection
![I, chest of drawers, by artist Patrick Hall, drawer fronts lit & glowing. Grids of 35 mm slide mounts on the front & sides containing closeup photos of human eyes of famous faces, celebrities, family, friends.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/6575265a-3f93-40da-8995-c4be15206a97/0/0/0/0,0,1605,1200,1605,1200/0-0-0/5a57d331-7800-42fa-9fc6-6a9c33aa8762/1/1/I_detail_Patrick+Hall.jpg.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037493812~hmac=bfbf5062ca6d0c13249fa9dfe26c79eacb01026d94985159fcf55f59e9b43aec)
I [detail]
2013
aluminium, plywood, glass, 35 mm slide
mounts, lighting
1620 h x 1080 w x 575 d
Private collection
![1000 Words, by Tasmanian artist Patrick Hall. Large grid of black & white 35 mm slide mounts, sequentially lit from behind. Mounts contain hand made photos and unsettling surrealist paper cut outs](https://format.creatorcdn.com/6575265a-3f93-40da-8995-c4be15206a97/0/0/0/0,0,1200,1605,1600,1605/0-0-0/4f3786d3-cbbd-4439-83dc-cef4b32510b4/1/1/1000+Words_detail_Patrick+Hall.jpg.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037493812~hmac=5dfca499c16b8d15666bb6cf6d56836e70ce89b0c429b17c661a32b545832e15)
1000 Words [detail]
2013
plywood, glass, 35 mm slide mounts, lighting
1000 h x 1250 w x 80 d
Collection of the University of Tasmania
![25711 Days, by Tasmanian artist Patrick Hall. Long, large grid of black & white 35 mm slide mounts, lit from behind. Mounts contain hand drawn text & images of twisted wire. Pen marks indicate the number of days in a life.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/6575265a-3f93-40da-8995-c4be15206a97/0/0/0/0,0,1605,1200,1605,1200/0-0-0/d19760d0-0d0b-4330-84a3-041e3a9348d5/1/1/25711+Days_Patrick+Hall.jpg.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037493812~hmac=bfbf5062ca6d0c13249fa9dfe26c79eacb01026d94985159fcf55f59e9b43aec)
25 711 Days
2013
aluminium, plywood, glass, 35 mm slide mounts, lighting
330 h x 3000 w x 70 d mm
Private collection
![25711 Days, by Tasmanian artist Patrick Hall. Long, large grid of black & white 35 mm slide mounts, lit from behind. Mounts contain hand drawn text & images of twisted wire. Pen marks indicate the number of days in a life.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/6575265a-3f93-40da-8995-c4be15206a97/0/0/0/0,0,1720,1200,1720,1200/0-0-0/2ba003fd-d64e-48c9-bc1c-859d75fde43e/1/1/25711_detail_Patrick+Hall.jpg.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037493812~hmac=773644fbed85caec3d2ee4494c597512179eeaf302d969dfc7b7490e60468212)
25 711 Days [detail]
2013
aluminium, plywood, glass, 35 mm slide
mounts, lighting
330 h x 3000 w x 70 d mm
Private collection
![Wheels Turning, Patrick Hall, artwork featuring a long pen & ink drawing of "Matchbox" cars with a hand written story beneath the cars like a road. Turning a handle on the artwork moves the drawing and thus the cars along.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/6575265a-3f93-40da-8995-c4be15206a97/0/0/0/0,0,1605,1200,1605,1200/0-0-0/eadfcc91-d9f6-45aa-a3af-381d9cd87ad9/1/1/The+Wheels+Turning_Patrick+Hall.jpg.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037493812~hmac=bfbf5062ca6d0c13249fa9dfe26c79eacb01026d94985159fcf55f59e9b43aec)
Wheels Turning
2013
aluminium, plywood, pen and ink drawing,
watercolour
170 h x 2720 w x 135 d mm
Private collection
![Wheels Turning, Patrick Hall, artwork featuring a long pen & ink drawing of "Matchbox" cars with a hand written story beneath the cars like a road. Turning a handle on the artwork moves the drawing and thus the cars along.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/6575265a-3f93-40da-8995-c4be15206a97/0/0/0/0,0,1300,1020,1300,1200/0-0-0/908db006-8a01-4f8e-abcb-4bb0a17be18b/1/1/Wheels+Turning_detail_start_Patrick++Hall.jpg.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037493812~hmac=654c222687457b023805d3c48ed03b11071b6c2936df20232f899de2d78780c3)
Wheels Turning [detail]
2013
aluminium, plywood, pen and ink drawing, watercolour
170 h x 2720 w x 135 d mm
Private collection
![Parking Spaces, sculptural chest of drawers by Tasmanian artist Patrick Hall featuring hand made metal fronts and backs of small 3D cars mounted in the drawer fronts, with engraved poetic stories about memories of cars.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/6575265a-3f93-40da-8995-c4be15206a97/0/0/0/0,0,1260,1914,1600,1914/0-0-0/ae735d9f-e9aa-4ec6-b098-564603e1343c/1/1/Parking+Spaces-Patrick+Hall.jpg.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037493812~hmac=d59629c143c128f8fd5e05446040c34e3c47f36c3964421526766dc296ffc9d0)
Parking Spaces
2002
plywood, aluminium, hand fabricated cars,
engraved glass, lighting
1660 h x 950 w x 505 d mm
Private collection
![Parking Spaces, sculptural chest of drawers by Tasmanian artist Patrick Hall featuring hand made metal fronts and backs of small 3D cars mounted in the drawer fronts, with engraved poetic stories about memories of cars.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/6575265a-3f93-40da-8995-c4be15206a97/0/0/0/0,0,1719,1200,1719,1200/0-0-0/d9dd08f9-d05b-4dd4-9794-9140faee189d/1/1/Parking+Spaces+detail_Patrick+Hall.jpg.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037493812~hmac=6aac83b26bcbebc6b03a7ebba33ae8000bf9259a7c1bfdda4151a02411f20d26)
Parking Spaces [detail]
2002
plywood, aluminium, hand fabricated cars,
engraved glass, lighting
1660 h x 950 w x 505 d mm
Private collection
![Silent Recordings by Tasmanian artist Patrick Hall. Dark metal chest of drawers featuring manipulated vinyl LP records with hand made sculptural 3D record labels & poetic stories engraved on glass. Collection of MONA](https://format.creatorcdn.com/6575265a-3f93-40da-8995-c4be15206a97/0/0/0/0,0,1132,1733,1600,1733/0-0-0/f1aab3c6-4d0a-4d18-8d66-f0b231f97ed8/1/1/Silent+Recordings_Patrick+Hall.jpg.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037493812~hmac=37ecfcc98483d117c9d86ffa46bf5f7ffdac002ed2eeb60219cd7228c52a8645)
Silent Recordings
2003
fabricated aluminium objects, plywood, aluminium,
collected 78 rpm records, engraved glass, etching ink
1600 h x 900 w x 460 d mm
Collection of MONA
![Silent Recordings by Tasmanian artist Patrick Hall. Dark metal chest of drawers featuring manipulated vinyl LP records with hand made sculptural 3D record labels & poetic stories engraved on glass. Collection of MONA](https://format.creatorcdn.com/6575265a-3f93-40da-8995-c4be15206a97/0/0/0/0,0,1800,1200,1800,1200/0-0-0/50ae99dd-b1a1-4faa-a206-86f2619d8d5c/1/1/Silent+Recordings_detail_Patrick+Hall.jpg.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037493812~hmac=859054e8e8e041f93d41d2928680199ce832d4b49087f8ff7cc611811f17bb5c)
Silent Recordings [detail]
2003
fabricated aluminium objects, plywood, aluminium,
collected 78 rpm records, engraved glass, etching ink
1600 h x 900 w x 460 d mm
Collection of MONA
![Desert Island Disc, by Tasmanian artist Patrick Hall, featuring 2 wall mounted manipulated vintage "South Pacific" records as a small palm tree & long black water line indicating suspected sea rises due to climate change](https://format.creatorcdn.com/6575265a-3f93-40da-8995-c4be15206a97/0/0/0/0,0,1600,1200,1600,1200/0-0-0/a1aaa43d-e0da-4b0b-82d2-3495904cf361/1/1/South+Pacific_detail_Patrick+Hall.jpg.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037493812~hmac=1ec75f50ea0444e81fae08579a42374b14dd67b5ca9edd92adbcbefcf3b0ae92)
Desert Island Disc [detail]
2006
two manipulated vintage vinyl records, text,
glass shelf
300 h x 210 w x 210 d mm & text of 10 metres
Collection of the artist
![Not Dark Yet, tall chest of drawers by Tasmanian artist Patrick Hall featuring a hand made metal quilt held by a small metal robot behind glass made using found metal components. Collection of MONA](https://format.creatorcdn.com/6575265a-3f93-40da-8995-c4be15206a97/0/0/0/0,0,1200,2248,1600,2248/0-0-0/a507c0d3-213f-479d-80cc-2eda060cde99/1/1/Not+Dark+Yet_Patrick+Hall.jpg.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037493812~hmac=c17ed8ce615f25abbac57c3b062f58d2fa2c5d10e043c0b440152a40ff65277e)
Not Dark Yet
2005
plywood, aluminium, glass, fabricated objects,
hand stitched aluminium quilt, etching ink
1300 h x 450 w x 450 d mm
Collection of MONA
![Not Dark Yet, tall chest of drawers by Tasmanian artist Patrick Hall featuring a hand made metal quilt held by a small metal robot behind glass made using found metal components. Collection of MONA](https://format.creatorcdn.com/6575265a-3f93-40da-8995-c4be15206a97/0/0/0/0,0,1200,1817,1600,1817/0-0-0/c3a7fb0d-56d4-415d-85a6-720e0e5e46d9/1/1/Not+Dark+Yet_detail_Patrick+Hall.jpg.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037493812~hmac=d4f397043ce02dc9d0476d085d7d2d61221d332d73e1c1a3a704c5567b31c987)
Not Dark Yet [detail]
2005
plywood, aluminium, glass, fabricated objects,
hand stitched aluminium quilt, etching ink
1300 h x 450 w x 450 d mm
Collection of MONA
![Things He Once Was, sculptural chest of drawers by Tasmanian artist Patrick Hall featuring hand made metal train tracks, tunnels, crashed train and rhythmical text engraved on glass.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/6575265a-3f93-40da-8995-c4be15206a97/0/0/0/0,0,1800,1200,1800,1200/0-0-0/ba84239e-5672-4fdc-80fc-83e3d402e36b/1/1/Things+He+Once+Was_Patrick+Hall.jpg.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037493812~hmac=859054e8e8e041f93d41d2928680199ce832d4b49087f8ff7cc611811f17bb5c)
Things He Once Was
2003
fabricated aluminium objects, plywood, aluminium,
glass, lighting
1100 h x 1800 w x 450 d mm
Private collection
![Things He Once Was, sculptural chest of drawers by Tasmanian artist Patrick Hall featuring hand made metal train tracks, tunnels, crashed train and rhythmical text engraved on glass.](https://format.creatorcdn.com/6575265a-3f93-40da-8995-c4be15206a97/0/0/0/0,0,1200,1800,1600,1800/0-0-0/f220ecd9-995c-417d-b935-ffadbb04e170/1/1/Things+He+Once+Was_detail_Patrick+Hall.jpg.jpg?fjkss=exp=2037493812~hmac=a6164d747b38b79429927d9a0f6fb995d143842b7bed2340a915a7f1dae0b910)
Things He Once Was [detail]
2003
fabricated aluminium objects, plywood, aluminium,
glass, lighting
1100 h x 1800 w x 450 d mm
Private collection