Scenografier

by Miriam Bäckström

Artist Miriam Bäckström (Sverige, född 1967)

Alternate Title

Set Constructions

Date1995-1999

MediumFärgfotografi typ R monterat på Dibond

DimensionsBildmått: 50 × 64 cm Yttermått: 50 × 64 × 0,3 cm

ClassificationPhotography

Credit LinePurchase 1999 (SAS Collection)

Countries

Sweden

Object NumberMOM/2000/154

The artwork is not on display

About the artworkWhat is truth? This appears to be an old bathroom, a public lavatory and a street. But the outer edges of the pictures reveal that the environments are stage sets, devoid of life or history. Here, the gap between documentary and enactment is obvious. The rooms claim to be something they are not, in the same way that photos often trick the viewer into believing they are true accounts. Miriam Bäckström's pictures are rooted in 1980s post-modernism, when the genuinity and veracity of the photographic image was discussed and examined. The camera is lying!
Signatures, inscriptions and marks Etikett verso: Signatur, titel och upplaga i tusch Selected exhibition history Biennalen i Istanbul. Miriam Bäckström (1999) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Organising Freedom: nordisk 90-tals konst (2000) Kunsthal Charlottenborg Moderna Museet Projekt: Miriam Bäckström (1999) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Samlingsutställning 2004 - 2011 - I vår tid (2004 - 2011) Moderna Museet, Stockholm The Moderna Museet exhibition catalogues Organising freedom : nordisk 90-talskonst : Moderna Museet, Stockholm : [12/2 - 9/4 2000]Moderna Museet Projekt : Miriam Bäckström : 25/3 - 24/5 1999

Works by the artist