Jens Liebchen

The Flag

HC 44 x 53 cm. Schuber / box with 7 Gilcée prints in an edition 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
Politik & Kunst - Kunst & Politik
Playing Fields

Ausstellungen von/mit Jens Liebchen

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16.07. - 06.09.2008: Original Books , Cohen Amador Gallery, New York, USA
20.02. - 12.05.2008: Von Kunst und Politik - Fotografie in der Sammlung des Deutschen Bundestages , Kunst-Raum im Deutschen Bundes, Berlin, D
22.08. - 27.09.2007: Portrait: Berlin - Contemporary Photography and Video Art , Goethe-Institut Washington, Washington, USA
07.07. - 14.09.2007: Reale und konstruierte Orte , Galerie & Edition J.J. Heckenh, Berlin, D
16.03. - 24.04.2007: Art and Politics // Kunst und Politik , De Markten, Bruxelles, B