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Idris Khan — Every … Bernd & Hilla Becher Spherical Type Gas Holders
Idris Khan

Every … Bernd & Hilla Becher Spherical Type Gas Holders

2004

A dense, shadowy composite image emerges from the layering of every photograph from Bernd and Hilla Becher's iconic typological study of spherical gas holders. Khan's meticulous superimposition of the images collapses the Bechers' systematic documentation into a single, ghostly form that simultaneously reveals and obscures the industrial structures within. The result is a meditation on repetition, memory, and the tension between collective archiving and individual perception.

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Idris Khan, Every … Bernd & Hilla Becher Spherical Type Gas Holders, 2004

A dense, shadowy composite image emerges from the layering of every photograph from Bernd and Hilla Becher's iconic typological study of spherical gas holders. Khan's meticulous superimposition of the images collapses the Bechers' systematic documentation into a single, ghostly form that simultaneously reveals and obscures the industrial structures within. The result is a meditation on repetition, memory, and the tension between collective archiving and individual perception.

Year
2004
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Conceptual Photography, Typology, Archival Influence, Layered Composition, Male Artist, Archival Imagery, Archival Process, Conceptual Art, Typology Series, British Artist, Contemporary Artist, Appropriation Art, Contemporary Art, Monochromatic, Post-Conceptualism, Layered Imagery, Industrial Subject, Photography-based

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