HANS GEDDA, photograph signed and numbered 1/5.
From the series "Cirkus", 1976. Edition 1/5 in this size.
Gelatin silver print, image 15 x 15 cm. Sheet 24 x 17.7 cm. Not framed.
Hans Gedda, Bodil Malmsten e.a, "Cirkus Circus Cirque", 1995, compare image.
I en intervju i Barnebys 2013 pratade Hans Gedda om sina cirkusbilder:
Du har tagit en hel svit cirkusbilder, hur kommer det sig att cirkusen fascinerar dig så?
När jag växte upp hade mina föräldrar ofta maskeradfester. Det var spännande att se hur vuxna människor förvandlades i sin utklädnad. Vi bodde i Flen som var en viktig järnvägsknut. Jag har starka minnen av när Cirkus Scott kom med tåget och lastade av sina elefanter.
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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