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Christian Boltanski — Christian Boltanski
Christian Boltanski

Christian Boltanski

This mixed media installation by Christian Boltanski combines four gelatin silver prints with eighteen electric lights and a biscuit tin containing an enclosed handkerchief to create an intimate yet haunting memorial-like environment. The work is characteristic of Boltanski's broader practice, in which everyday objects and photographic fragments serve as relics of memory, loss, and human presence. The glowing bulbs cast an almost devotional light over the assembled elements, evoking the atmosphere of a shrine and prompting reflection on mortality and the ephemeral nature of personal history.

Medium
Mixed media installation comprised of 4 gelatin silver prints, 18 electric lights and biscuit tin with enclosed handkerchief.

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April 1, 2014

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Christian Boltanski, Christian Boltanski

This mixed media installation by Christian Boltanski combines four gelatin silver prints with eighteen electric lights and a biscuit tin containing an enclosed handkerchief to create an intimate yet haunting memorial-like environment. The work is characteristic of Boltanski's broader practice, in which everyday objects and photographic fragments serve as relics of memory, loss, and human presence. The glowing bulbs cast an almost devotional light over the assembled elements, evoking the atmosphere of a shrine and prompting reflection on mortality and the ephemeral nature of personal history.

Medium
Mixed media installation comprised of 4 gelatin silver prints, 18 electric lights and biscuit tin with enclosed handkerchief.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Photography, Male Artist, Mixed Media, Mixed Media Installation, Conceptual Art, Black and White Photography, French Artist, Contemporary Artist, Installation Art, Late 20th Century, Memorial Art, Somber Mood, Black and White, Memory And Identity, Found Objects

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