A Pile of Needles and Nails, Spring 1981, Orlické Mountains, Panské Pole 1981
Dimensions: support: 294 x 212 mm
Copyright: © Jiri Kovanda | CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED, Photo: Tate
Curator: Jiri Kovanda's photo work, "A Pile of Needles and Nails, Spring 1981, Orlické Mountains, Panské Pole", really captures a specific moment. Editor: There's something unsettling about these two monochrome images; the way they're presented feels kind of like evidence. Curator: In terms of symbols, consider the nail, often associated with construction, yet also with the crucifixion and suffering. Then the pine needles—ancient symbols for resilience, of eternal life. Editor: Eternal life... and yet, it feels so temporary, doesn't it? Like a chance encounter, a fleeting arrangement. Curator: Kovanda seems interested in the tension between the natural and the manufactured, decay and persistence. Editor: Yes, a quiet dialogue between the man-made and nature's cycle, a beautiful pairing I'd not considered before.
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Kovanda’s works present almost imperceptible actions or tiny sculptural objects in public spaces. They are intended to be unrecognisable as artworks to passers-by. In these two examples, ordinary objects are placed in unlikely locations to create unusual scenarios. The resulting photographs are casual and ephemeral yet engendered with a poetic sensibility. Gallery label, April 2009
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