
Der Fleck auf dem Spiegel den der Atemhauch Schafft (The Mark on the Mirror Made by Breathing)
A haunting gelatin silver print by German artist Dieter Appelt, this work captures the ephemeral trace of breath condensed upon a mirror's surface, transforming a fleeting biological act into a meditation on mortality and presence. The foggy, transient mark left by exhaled air becomes a metaphor for the fragile boundary between the living body and its reflection. Appelt's stark black-and-white imagery heightens the tension between impermanence and documentation, freezing a momentary gesture that would otherwise vanish without a trace.
- Medium
- Gelatin silver print, printed later.
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
The Odyssey of Collecting: Photographs from Joy of Giving Something Foundation, Part 2
April 4, 2017
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