Dawid, "Ulriksdal 1972"
Signed Dawid and dated 1980 verso. Also copyright stamp verso. Silver gelatin print, image 15 x 22 cm.
The image is in good condition. A handling crease in the upper corner of the sheet, in the margin. Tiny insignificant retouches in the sky, visible under careful inspection in raking light.
Dawid is one of Sweden’s most notorious photographers, and was a pioneer in conceptual photography. He had his breakthrough in 1983 with the exhibition “Rost” at the Fotografiska Museum. Dawid pushes the boundaries to what is considered photography, At first glance, his images possess strong aesthetic values, but upon closer inspection, the depicted objects, which appear in all their everyday ordinariness, seem to open up anew. The images undergo a kind of metamorphosis and acquire meanings beyond the merely denoted.
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