© Annika von Hausswolff
Hey Buster! What Do You Know About Desire?
Artist
Annika von Hausswolff
(Sverige, född 1967)
Date1995
MediumChromogenic print type C
DimensionsBildmått: 180 x 240 cm (70 7/8 x 94 1/2 in.)
Yttermått (ram): 184,8 × 245,8 × 3,4 cm (72 3/4 × 96 3/4 × 1 5/16 in.)
ClassificationPhotography
Credit LinePurchase 1997
Object NumberMOMB 281
CollectionsAnnika Elisabeth von Hausswolff [2]
The artwork is not on display
About the artworkThe stark focus of crime scene photography is mixed with scenes we recognise from national romantic painting - melancholy landscapes and Nordic light. The monumental size of this photograph also evokes the history paintings of the 1800s. The picture leaves us with a disturbing, eerie feeling and many unanswered questions: What has happened to this woman? Is the dog a police dog or a silent witness? The title adds to the enigmatic mood of the photo.
Photographs used to be seen as true pictures of reality, but they can be just as arranged as a history painting. Annika von Hausswolff's photos are all meticulously staged.
Selected exhibition history Samlingsutställning 2004 - 2011 - I vår tid (2004 - 2011) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Motstånd/ MOMA möter Moderna 1960-2000 (2001) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Alternativ sekretess (den 23 oktober 2021 - den 11 september 2022) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Annika Elisabeth von Hausswolff (den 9 april 2022 - den 11 september 2022) Moderna Museet Malmö The Moderna Museet exhibition catalogues Alternativ sekretess [Moderna Museet 23/10 2021 - 20/2 2022]
Photographs used to be seen as true pictures of reality, but they can be just as arranged as a history painting. Annika von Hausswolff's photos are all meticulously staged.
Selected exhibition history Samlingsutställning 2004 - 2011 - I vår tid (2004 - 2011) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Motstånd/ MOMA möter Moderna 1960-2000 (2001) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Alternativ sekretess (den 23 oktober 2021 - den 11 september 2022) Moderna Museet, Stockholm Annika Elisabeth von Hausswolff (den 9 april 2022 - den 11 september 2022) Moderna Museet Malmö The Moderna Museet exhibition catalogues Alternativ sekretess [Moderna Museet 23/10 2021 - 20/2 2022]