Andres Serrano photographs Mario Bellatin text Harri Koskinen case
Mario Bellatin describes a miniature form of humanity seen through the magnifying glass of a chiropodist, a menace that carries with it the threat of death from which the characters vainly attempt to escape. The last of the five tales ends with the pendulum swing of a woman’s body in long black skirts, dangling in mid air. The five photographs by Andres Serrano are part of the emblematic series entitled Morgues from 1992. They are shown here for the first time. In discussing the corpses photographed in the Morgue, Andrés Serrano insists they do not represent death, on the contrary: “…to me they are very present–almost alive. There’s a very strong human force that comes forth in this series, its skin breathes.” The container designed by Harri Koskinen is formed of two stainless steel hulls with a double strap, evoking the sliding boxes for corpses in a morgue. In each of the five fragments, the text spreads out over fake anatomical parts and the typography chosen for the title incorporates elements from surgery such as the blades of a scalpel and bone fragments…
Description:
5 original signed photographs (Dye Destruction prints), set in photo-corners
Case made of stainless steel attached with rubber straps fitted with magnets
39 x 47 x 3,2 cm
Text in Spanish and French
Limited edition of 50 copies
November 2006
