Dawid (Björn Dawidsson)
DAWID (BJÖRN DAWIDSSON), RC-Print/C-41, sign o dat 1998 a tergo, vintage.
"Martell". Bildstrl 51 x 40,5 cm.
God kondition. Ett smärre ytligt brott i höger kant, ca 1 cm. Obetydliga, ytliga repor i övre kant. Ej examinerad ur ram.
Provenance
Karin & Lars Halls samling.
Exhibitions
Liljevalchs Konsthall, Stockholm, "396 Fotografiska förälskelser", 2001.
Literature
Michael Mack (red.), "Dawid - Beautiful Frames", 2001, avbildad helsida sid 124.
Artist
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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