Jens Liebchen

The Flag

HC in slipcase, 44 x 53 cm. with 7 Gilcée prints in an Ed. of 7.
Schaden.com 2004
EURO 1900.00

signed copy

Entstanden bei einer Reise 2000 durch Albanien. Durch die Anmutung der perfekt gedruckten Polaroids, und das mythisch-symbolische Thema eine Arbeit die großartig funktioniert.

"In 2000 I took a series of pictures showing buildings under construction. These buildings all had one characteristic in common: a red flag flying on top of them. Right from the beginning I was intrigued by the symbolic power of this flag. No doubt there was a whole universe of meaning arising from this plain setting of flag, color, and place: an entire history, religion, and mysticism condensed into social rites that bridged both time and context.

I began asking questions and was finally told a tale about a fortress under siege by a hostile army. A tale in which, as a last desperate gesture, its citizens flew a red flag upon which the invading army suddenly withdrew. When I began to inquire further about the reason for this turn of events, I found no one who could verify the tale or who had even heard of it.
I kept the Polaroids in a drawer for years. Meanwhile their colors have changed - slightly." -Jens Liebchen

Andere Titel von Jens Liebchen:

DL 07 stereotypes of war. A photographic investigation
Politik & Kunst - Kunst & Politik
Playing Fields
TSUKUBA-NARITA 2011/03/13

Ausstellungen von/mit Jens Liebchen

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10.06. - 01.07.2011: TSUKUBA - NARITA 2011/03/13 , RAUM FÜR ZWECKFREIHEIT, Berlin, D
18.06. - 18.09.2010: Marks of Honour - A Striking Library - First Display 18 June - 1 August:
Harvey Benge honours William Eggleston
Jens Liebchen honours Anthony Hernandez
Michael Light honours Ansel Adams
Onaka Koji honours Daido Moriyama
Mark Power honours Stephen Shore
Second Display 3 August - 19 September:
Chris Coekin honours Hendrick Duncker & Yno Tuunanen
Peter Granser honours Robert Frank
Pieter Hugo honours Roland Barthes
Matthew Sleeth honours Lars Tunbjork
Alec Soth honours Andrea Modica
Raimond Wouda honours Paul Shambroom , The Photographers' Gallery, London, GB
11.06. - 17.07.2010: Hijacked 2: Australia / Germany - Curated by Mark McPherson (Aus) and Ute Noll (Ger) , ACP Australian Centre for Phot, Sydney, AUS
14.11. - 16.01.2010: THE LA BREA MATRIX - Six german photographers & A new color icon by Stephen Shore , Kaune, Sudendorf, Köln, D
26.10. - 03.11.2009: Portrait: Berlin , Palacio Nacional de las Artes , Buenos Aires, RA