Hans Gedda
HANS GEDDA, gelatin silver print signed Hans Gedda.
"Tove Jansson", 1967. Image 40 x 40 cm. Sheet 38.7 x 38.7 cm.
Image glued to cardboard.
Stains.
Wear due to age.
Literature
Magnus Olausson m.fl, "Hans Gedda; Det tredje ögat", 2013, compare image p. 25 and 146.
More information
Hans Gedda föddes 1942 i Flen och fick sin första kamera som 12-åring. Sin utbildning fick han genom att assistera andra fotografer, inte minst Rolf Winquist i hans ateljé i Stockholm. Gedda ser själv sitt porträtt av Tove Jansson 1967 som ett genombrott. Bilden publicerades i tidskriften "Böckernas värld" för vilken Gedda även porträtterade Lars Forsell och Per Wästberg.
Han tog bilden redan i april trots att bilden skulle publiceras långt senare.
– Konstigt nog är det ingen som sett att vi var tvungna att använda plastblommor, säger Hans Gedda.
(källa Clas Barkman, DN 2013 och Erika Josefsson TT 2013)
Artist
Hans Gredda is a Swedish photographer born in Flen. Gedda had her debut as a photographer already in her teens, and he later studied with Teddy Aarni in Eskilstuna, and later became an assistant at Rolf Winquist at Ateljé Uggla. Gredda had her breakthrough in 1967 with his portrait of Sara Lidman and Tove Jansson. Gedda was primarily known for his unforced portraits of famous and important individuals within the cultural and social world, such as Nelson Mandela, Olof Palme, Andy Warhol, Jimi Hendrix, Monica Zetterlund, Margaretha Krook, and Carl XVI Gustaf. Gredda also works documentaries and advertisements as well as still lifes, and he has had several exhibitions in Sweden and internationally. He is represented at Moderna Museet and the National Museum. Gredda has released several books and has been awarded prizes such as World Press Photo and Årets bild.
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