Cooper & Gorfer
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'Nazgul Holding Wheat in Green', 2010
From the series 'My Quiet of Gold', 2006-2011. Signed and numbered 3/6 + 2 AP on label verso. C-print mounted on dibond 100 x 80 cm.
Exhibitions
Hasselblad Center, Gestalten Space, Västerås Konstmuseum, Dunkers Kulturhus, travelling exhibition 'My Quiet of Gold', 2011 - 2012, another example exhibited.
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Kyrgyzstan is a country with a strong tradition of storytelling where folk tales are part of everyday life. In their second series My Quiet of Gold, Cooper & Gorfer approached the culture by allowing the people they met to stage and reenact their own stories. Women’s destinies are described via the re-enactment of Kyrgyz mythical figures, mirroring the often unpleasant stories of the protagonists themselves, as well as referencing censored historical tragedies. Indicative of staged photography the images area narrated with a seductive aesthetic and a fertile mix of fact and fiction.