This photograph by David Claerbout is part of the 'Venice Lightboxes' series, which is made up of four photos. These almost black photos are shown on light-boxes in a completely darkened room. The eyes of the spectator must first grow accustomed to the sparse light before the all too familiar tourist images are revealed. Claerbout concentrates on the moment at which something becomes an image; he makes the viewer aware of the 'act' of seeing. The photographs were made using a special camera for architecture and were shot at dawn or dusk.
Specifications
| Title | Santa Maria della Salute |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Translucent cibachrome in lightbox |
| Object type |
Photograph
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Depth 22 cm Width 151,4 cm Height 111,3 cm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Artist:
David Claerbout
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| Accession number | 3558 (MK) |
| Credits | Purchased with the support of Mondriaan Fund, 2003 |
| Department | Modern Art |
| Acquisition date | 2005 |
| Creation date | in 2000 |
| External exhibitions |
Die Erschütterung der Sinne (2013) |
| Object | |
| Technique |
Cibachrome paper
> Photographic paper
> Paper
> Vegetable material
> Organic material
> Material
> Material and technique
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All about the artist
David Claerbout
Kortrijk 1969
David Claerbout's work is often on the cusp of photography and film. In 2003, Boijmans Van Beuningen Museum held a small exhibition of Claerbout's work and in...
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