
Portrait of Two Boys with Binoculars
Two young boys peer through binoculars in this haunting gelatin silver print, their gazes directed outward as if searching for something just beyond reach. Boltanski surrounds the photograph with the warm, flickering glow of a single electric light, casting an intimate yet mournful atmosphere over the image. A humble biscuit tin anchors the installation, transforming an ordinary childhood snapshot into a memorial-like shrine that speaks to memory, loss, and the fragility of human existence.
- Medium
- Mixed media installation comprised of one gelatin silver print, one electric light and biscuit tin.
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
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Photographs
October 4, 2018
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