"Von: Mir / An: Mich", 2012 - 2016
Pinhole camera sent via post
with photo paper inside, unique pieces
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For the work “Von: Mir / An: Mich" ("From: Me / To: Me") Djourina sends herself - from herself to herself - pinhole cameras as parcels by post, which documented their “journey”, lasting up to 3 days. 9 x 13 cm small black and white photo papers were sent individually per package and are reminiscent of the size of a postcard with their format.
The travel experiences of the cameras, which function like abstract time archives, were documented: vibrations, changed lighting situations during transport were recorded on the inserted photo paper. The camera works independently and acts as a test instrument.
The resulting photographs are an attempt to artistically visualise a space-time continuum: the results show the path between two moments in the artist's own story, steeped in memories and feelings of belonging and nostalgia.
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Image index
1 - 2 Von: Mir / An: Mich, 2012-2016, pinhole camera sent via post with photo paper inside, exposed b&w photo paper, unique pieces, each 13 x 9 cm (part of the collection of the Berlinische Galerie)
3 Exhibition: IBB Prize for Photography 2016 - Raul Walch, Marta Djourina, organised by IBB Berlin and Karl Hofer Gesellschaft | Freundeskreis der UdK; exhibition photos: Marta Djourina
4 Original camera box after delivery, documentation of the project as a part of the exhibition installation
5 Von: Mir / An: Mich, 2012-2016, pinhole camera sent via post with photo paper inside, exposed b&w photo paper, unique, 13 x 9 cm
6 Book documentation, postal labels
"Von: Mir / An: Mich", 2012 - 2016
Pinhole camera sent via post
with photo paper inside, unique pieces
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For the work “Von: Mir / An: Mich" ("From: Me / To: Me") Djourina sends herself - from herself to herself - pinhole cameras as parcels by post, which documented their “journey”, lasting up to 3 days. 9 x 13 cm small black and white photo papers were sent individually per package and are reminiscent of the size of a postcard with their format.
The travel experiences of the cameras, which function like abstract time archives, were documented: vibrations, changed lighting situations during transport were recorded on the inserted photo paper. The camera works independently and acts as a test instrument.
The resulting photographs are an attempt to artistically visualise a space-time continuum: the results show the path between two moments in the artist's own story, steeped in memories and feelings of belonging and nostalgia.
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Image index
1 - 2 Von: Mir / An: Mich, 2012-2016, pinhole camera sent via post with photo paper inside, exposed b&w photo paper, unique pieces, each 13 x 9 cm (part of the collection of the Berlinische Galerie)
3 Exhibition: IBB Prize for Photography 2016 - Raul Walch, Marta Djourina, organised by IBB Berlin and Karl Hofer Gesellschaft | Freundeskreis der UdK; exhibition photos: Marta Djourina
4 Original camera box after delivery, documentation of the project as a part of the exhibition installation
5 Von: Mir / An: Mich, 2012-2016, pinhole camera sent via post with photo paper inside, exposed b&w photo paper, unique, 13 x 9 cm
6 Book documentation, postal labels