Roni Horn and the Library of Water

A colleague, who has decided the credit crunch is the perfect time to start out as an art dealer, was organising an exhibition - his first in fact - for a San Francisco-based artist called Jill Slyvia and asked me to come along to tell her about my recent trip to Iceland since she was planning a excursion while on this side of the world. On the day of the exhibition I'd stumbled across a photographer called John Chiara (creator of the trailer-cam) and jokingly suggested that my friend sign him up next. He asked me to mention this guy to Jill the artist when he introduced us later on, so when the time came I did. "He's my boyfriend!" was her reply. Ok, so I know the chances of two San Francisco-based artists getting it on is less surprising than say a Masai warrior and a Swiss business woman but you have to admit it's still a strange coincidence!

John Chiara - 24th at Carolina (right)

My colleague tells me that Jill has since returned from Iceland, having fallen slightly in love with the place. I can understand how that would happen. Banking crisis or not I would move there in a flash if I had any transferable skills whatsoever.

This is a long-winded introduction to highlight a new Artangel project by Roni Horn called the Library of Water. Besides these the only work of Roni Horn's I've seen/known have been her pictures of the Thames, which have cropped up in various photography surveys and collections, but I'm guessing her fascination with water is more than a passing idiosyncracy.

Roni Horn