DAWID (BJÖRN DAWIDSSON), pigment print, signed Dawid and dated 2005 in pencil.
'b005'. From teh series 'Merit', 2005. Epson Inkjetprint on Hahnemühle German Etching Paper. One of two made for the exhibition at Millesgården 2005. 118 x 87 cm.
Not examined out of frame. No visible damages.
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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