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Candida Höfer
For the exhibition Candida Höfer: Liechtenstein. In Dialogue with the Collections of Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein and the Hilti Art Foundation, in November 2021 the artist created a site-specific group of motifs in which she depicts scenes of public cultural life and architecture.
On a smaller scale, Candida Höfer also turned Passage Vaduz I 2021 and Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein Vaduz I 2021 from the group of works comprising twenty large-format photographs into editions.
The photograph of the passage between the Kunstmuseum and the glass-encased building next door depicts the narrow passage connecting the pedestrian zone and the museum square to the main road. The different materiality of the façades is particularly striking. Admitting part of the light into the interior while reflecting another part like a mirror, the green glass surfaces contrast with the elaborately hand-polished in situ concrete which, as a result of its finishing, displays a subtle unevenness that creates a gentle, slightly distorted mirroring of the surroundings.
As a subject, the goods lift also embodies an element connecting two places, in this case the store and the exhibition space. Although visitors do not usually get to see the goods lift, it is nevertheless crucial for day-to-day museum operations. Seen through the eyes of the photographer, its form now becomes an artwork itself.
In her images, Höfer allows us to experience places and spaces afresh and to perceive them more consciously. At the same time, what is depicted bespeaks human presence and influence, even if most of the spaces that she captures are deserted.
A member of the Düsseldorf “Becher School”, the acclaimed artist has previously created a number of site-specific groups of images, for instance in Brussels or Düsseldorf. Her series created in and for Liechtenstein follows on in this tradition.
Candida Höfer (born 1945 in Eberswalde, Germany) lives and works in Cologne, Germany.
On a smaller scale, Candida Höfer also turned Passage Vaduz I 2021 and Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein Vaduz I 2021 from the group of works comprising twenty large-format photographs into editions.
The photograph of the passage between the Kunstmuseum and the glass-encased building next door depicts the narrow passage connecting the pedestrian zone and the museum square to the main road. The different materiality of the façades is particularly striking. Admitting part of the light into the interior while reflecting another part like a mirror, the green glass surfaces contrast with the elaborately hand-polished in situ concrete which, as a result of its finishing, displays a subtle unevenness that creates a gentle, slightly distorted mirroring of the surroundings.
As a subject, the goods lift also embodies an element connecting two places, in this case the store and the exhibition space. Although visitors do not usually get to see the goods lift, it is nevertheless crucial for day-to-day museum operations. Seen through the eyes of the photographer, its form now becomes an artwork itself.
In her images, Höfer allows us to experience places and spaces afresh and to perceive them more consciously. At the same time, what is depicted bespeaks human presence and influence, even if most of the spaces that she captures are deserted.
A member of the Düsseldorf “Becher School”, the acclaimed artist has previously created a number of site-specific groups of images, for instance in Brussels or Düsseldorf. Her series created in and for Liechtenstein follows on in this tradition.
Candida Höfer (born 1945 in Eberswalde, Germany) lives and works in Cologne, Germany.
"Passage Vaduz I 2021"
C-Print on Alu-Dibond
Image size: 45 × 41 cm
Sheet size: 59 × 55 cm
Size framed: 60 × 56 × 3.5 cm
Copies: 60 + 15 AP
Signed and numbered verso
Price: CHF 900 / CHF 1300 (framed)
C-Print on Alu-Dibond
Image size: 45 × 41 cm
Sheet size: 59 × 55 cm
Size framed: 60 × 56 × 3.5 cm
Copies: 60 + 15 AP
Signed and numbered verso
Price: CHF 900 / CHF 1300 (framed)
Price: CHF 900.00