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Photo Works
The name ‘Pieta’ is given to an ongoing series of self-portraits. The first one dates from 1993.
The series consists of black/white photographs in which the artist sits on a pedestal in the middle of a space. She holds an object on her lap. With each new Pieta, the surrounding space and the object on the woman’s lap are different.
The work originates in the form and meaning of the Pieta, a religious image in which love and sorrow come together in great compassion. The Virgin Mary who holds the lifeless body of Christ on her lap is one of the most passionate representations of human suffering and emotions.
The artist gives this image a modern form and content. The whole series shows the development of her work as well as the changing Zeitgeist
Pieta 2007,
2007
nr 8 from an ongoing series
gelatin silver print
1240 x 1550 mm
edition of 2 and 1 AP
750 x 950 mm
edition of 3 and 1 AP
