Destruction
Gallerí Djúpið | 1980-09-27 - 1980-10-08


Verk


Photopiece


hæð: 297 mm
breidd: 210 mm
eigandi: Guðrún Arndís Tryggvadóttir Nánar

Destruction (D)
Guðrún Arndís Tryggvadóttir 1980

Photo nr. 1 of 11 from the DESTRUCTION series, version Din A4 in color.
Photographed on a 6x6 cm colorslide with an Hasselblatt camera in the middle of the first day.
Assistant photographer: Herbert Rometsch.

Photographed at the same place and time on 11 days.
Photographer, camera, object (arm), background and other relevant aspects during the process remained the same.
Various daylight and weather conditions result in slight light and color variations from one photograph to the other.
The changing conditions of the letters on the arm are caused by the healing taking place between the photosessions (1 day, 24 hours)

Concept:

I cut letters into my left arm.

1.   day D
2.   day E
3.   day S
4.   day T
5.   day R
6.   day U
7.   day C
8.   day T
9.   day I
10. day O
11. day N

Each day I photograph my arm with the recently cut letter.
Each day a new letter is added so that the word DESTRUCTION appears on the eleventh day.
The healing becomes more and more obvious, the letters appear weaker and so the meaning of the word DESTRUCTION gets destroyed.

Result: DESTRUCTION (here cutwounds on skin) that takes place over time proves to be untrue because of the healing.

Photopiece


hæð: 297 cm
breidd: 210 cm
eigandi: Guðrún Arndís Tryggvadóttir Nánar

Destruction (DE)
Guðrún Arndís Tryggvadóttir 1980

Photo nr. 2 of 11 from the DESTRUCTION series, version Din A4 in color.
Photographed on a 6x6 cm colorslide with an Hasselblatt camera in the middle of the second day.
Assistant photographer: Herbert Rometsch.

Photographed at the same place and time on 11 days.
Photographer, camera, object (arm), background and other relevant aspects during the process remained the same.
Various daylight and weather conditions result in slight light and color variations from one photograph to the other.
The changing conditions of the letters on the arm are caused by the healing taking place between the photosessions (1 day, 24 hours)

Concept:

I cut letters into my left arm.

1.   day D
2.   day E
3.   day S
4.   day T
5.   day R
6.   day U
7.   day C
8.   day T
9.   day I
10. day O
11. day N

Each day I photograph my arm with the recently cut letter.
Each day a new letter is added so that the word DESTRUCTION appears on the eleventh day.
The healing becomes more and more obvious, the letters appear weaker and so the meaning of the word DESTRUCTION gets destroyed.

Result: DESTRUCTION (here cutwounds on skin) that takes place over time proves to be untrue because of the healing.

Photopiece


hæð: 297 mm
breidd: 210 mm
Nánar

Destruction (DES)
Guðrún Arndís Tryggvadóttir 1980

Photo nr. 3 of 11 from the DESTRUCTION series, version Din A4 in color.
Photographed on a 6x6 cm colorslide with an Hasselblatt camera in the middle of the third day.
Assistant photographer: Herbert Rometsch.

Photographed at the same place and time on the 11th day.
Photographer, camera, object (arm), background and other relevant aspects during the process remained the same.
Various daylight and weather conditions result in slight light and color variations from one photograph to the other.
The changing conditions of the letters on the arm are caused by the healing taking place between the photosessions (1 day, 24 hours)

Concept:

I cut letters into my left arm.

1.   day D
2.   day E
3.   day S
4.   day T
5.   day R
6.   day U
7.   day C
8.   day T
9.   day I
10. day O
11. day N

Each day I photograph my arm with the recently cut letter.
Each day a new letter is added so that the word DESTRUCTION appears on the eleventh day.
The healing becomes more and more obvious, the letters appear weaker and so the meaning of the word DESTRUCTION gets destroyed.

Result: DESTRUCTION (here cutwounds on skin) that takes place over time proves to be untrue because of the healing.

Photopiece


hæð: 297 mm
breidd: 210 mm
eigandi: Guðrún Arndís Tryggvadóttir Nánar

Destruction (DES)
Guðrún Arndís Tryggvadóttir 1980

Photo nr. 4 of 11 from the DESTRUCTION series, version Din A4 in color.
Photograped on a 6x6 cm colorslide with an Hasselblatt camera in the middle of the fourth day.
Assistant photographer: Herbert Rometsch.

Photographed at the same place and time on 11 days.
Photographer, camera, object (arm), background and other relevant aspects during the process remained the same.
Various daylight and weather conditions result in slight light and color variations from one photograph to the other.
The changing conditions of the letters on the arm are caused by the healing taking place between the photosessions (1 day, 24 hours)

Concept:

I cut letters into my left arm.

1.   day D
2.   day E
3.   day S
4.   day T
5.   day R
6.   day U
7.   day C
8.   day T
9.   day I
10. day O
11. day N

Each day I photograph my arm with the recently cut letter.
Each day a new letter is added so that the word DESTRUCTION appears on the eleventh day.
The healing becomes more and more obvious, the letters appear weaker and so the meaning of the word DESTRUCTION gets destroyed.

Result: DESTRUCTION (here cutwounds on skin) that takes place over time proves to be untrue because of the healing.

Photopiece


hæð: 297 mm
breidd: 210 mm
eigandi: Guðrún Arndís Tryggvadóttir Nánar

Destruction (DESTR)
Guðrún Arndís Tryggvadóttir 1980

Photo nr. 5 of 11 from the DESTRUCTION series, version Din A4 in color.
Photographed on a 6x6 cm colorslide with an Hasselblatt camera in the middle of the 5th day.
Assistant photographer: Herbert Rometsch.

Photographed at the same place and time on 11 days.
Photographer, camera, object (arm), background and other relevant aspects during the process remained the same.
Various daylight and weather conditions result in slight light and color variations from one photograph to the other.
The changing conditions of the letters on the arm are caused by the healing taking place between the photosessions (1 day, 24 hours)

Concept:

I cut letters into my left arm.

1.   day D
2.   day E
3.   day S
4.   day T
5.   day R
6.   day U
7.   day C
8.   day T
9.   day I
10. day O
11. day N

Each day I photograph my arm with the recently cut letter.
Each day a new letter is added so that the word DESTRUCTION appears on the eleventh day.
The healing becomes more and more obvious, the letters appear weaker and so the meaning of the word DESTRUCTION gets destroyed.

Result: DESTRUCTION (here cutwounds on skin) that takes place over time proves to be untrue because of the healing.

Photopiece


hæð: 297 mm
breidd: 210 mm
eigandi: Guðrún Arndís Tryggvadóttir Nánar

Destruction (DESTRU)
Guðrún Arndís Tryggvadóttir 1980

Photo nr. 6 of 11 from the DESTRUCTION series, version Din A4 in color.
Photographed on a 6x6 cm colorslide with an Hasselblatt camera in the middle of the sixth day.
Assistant photographer: Herbert Rometsch.

Photographed at the same place and time on 11 days.
Photographer, camera, object (arm), background and other relevant aspects during the process remained the same.
Various daylight and weather conditions result in slight light and color variations from one photograph to the other.
The changing conditions of the letters on the arm are caused by the healing taking place between the photosessions (1 day, 24 hours)

Concept:

I cut letters into my left arm.

1.   day D
2.   day E
3.   day S
4.   day T
5.   day R
6.   day U
7.   day C
8.   day T
9.   day I
10. day O
11. day N

Each day I photograph my arm with the recently cut letter.
Each day a new letter is added so that the word DESTRUCTION appears on the eleventh day.
The healing becomes more and more obvious, the letters appear weaker and so the meaning of the word DESTRUCTION gets destroyed.

Result: DESTRUCTION (here cutwounds on skin) that takes place over time proves to be untrue because of the healing.

Photopiece


hæð: 297 mm
breidd: 210 mm
eigandi: Guðrún Arndís Tryggvadóttir Nánar

Destruction (DESTRUC)
Guðrún Arndís Tryggvadóttir 1980

Photo nr. 7 of 11 from the DESTRUCTION series, version Din A4 in color.
Photographed on a 6x6 cm colorslide with an Hasselblatt camera in the middle of the seventh day.
Assistant photographer: Herbert Rometsch.

Photographed at the same place and time on 11 days.
Photographer, camera, object (arm), background and other relevant aspects during the process remained the same.
Various daylight and weather conditions result in slight light and color variations from one photograph to the other.
The changing conditions of the letters on the arm are caused by the healing taking place between the photosessions (1 day, 24 hours)

Concept:

I cut letters into my left arm.

1.   day D
2.   day E
3.   day S
4.   day T
5.   day R
6.   day U
7.   day C
8.   day T
9.   day I
10. day O
11. day N

Each day I photograph my arm with the recently cut letter.
Each day a new letter is added so that the word DESTRUCTION appears on the eleventh day.
The healing becomes more and more obvious, the letters appear weaker and so the meaning of the word DESTRUCTION gets destroyed.

Result: DESTRUCTION (here cutwounds on skin) that takes place over time proves to be untrue because of the healing.

Photopiece


hæð: 297 mm
breidd: 210 mm
eigandi: Guðrún Arndís Tryggvadóttir Nánar

Destruction (DESTRUCT)
Guðrún Arndís Tryggvadóttir 1980

Photo nr. 8 of 11 from the DESTRUCTION series, version Din A4 in color.
Photographed on a 6x6 cm colorslide with an Hasselblatt camera in the middle of the eighth day.
Assistant photographer: Herbert Rometsch.

Photographed at the same place and time on 11 days.
Photographer, camera, object (arm), background and other relevant aspects during the process remained the same.
Various daylight and weather conditions result in slight light and color variations from one photograph to the other.
The changing conditions of the letters on the arm are caused by the healing taking place between the photosessions (1 day, 24 hours)

Concept:

I cut letters into my left arm.

1.   day D
2.   day E
3.   day S
4.   day T
5.   day R
6.   day U
7.   day C
8.   day T
9.   day I
10. day O
11. day N

Each day I photograph my arm with the recently cut letter.
Each day a new letter is added so that the word DESTRUCTION appears on the eleventh day.
The healing becomes more and more obvious, the letters appear weaker and so the meaning of the word DESTRUCTION gets destroyed.

Result: DESTRUCTION (here cutwounds on skin) that takes place over time proves to be untrue because of the healing.

Photopiece


hæð: 297 mm
breidd: 210 mm
eigandi: Guðrún Arndís Tryggvadóttir Nánar

Destruction (DESTRUCTI)
Guðrún Arndís Tryggvadóttir 1980

Photo nr. 9 of 11 from the DESTRUCTION series, version Din A4 in color.
Photographed on a 6x6 cm colorslide with an Hasselblatt camera in the middle of the ninth day.
Assistant photographer: Herbert Rometsch.

Photographed at the same place and time on 11 days.
Photographer, camera, object (arm), background and other relevant aspects during the process remained the same.
Various daylight and weather conditions result in slight light and color variations from one photograph to the other.
The changing conditions of the letters on the arm are caused by the healing taking place between the photosessions (1 day, 24 hours)

Concept:

I cut letters into my left arm.

1.   day D
2.   day E
3.   day S
4.   day T
5.   day R
6.   day U
7.   day C
8.   day T
9.   day I
10. day O
11. day N

Each day I photograph my arm with the recently cut letter.
Each day a new letter is added so that the word DESTRUCTION appears on the eleventh day.
The healing becomes more and more obvious, the letters appear weaker and so the meaning of the word DESTRUCTION gets destroyed.

Result: DESTRUCTION (here cutwounds on skin) that takes place over time proves to be untrue because of the healing.

Photopiece


hæð: 297 mm
breidd: 210 mm
eigandi: Guðrún Arndís Tryggvadóttir Nánar

Destruction (DESTRUCTIO)
Guðrún Arndís Tryggvadóttir 1980

Photo nr. 10 of 11 from the DESTRUCTION series, version Din A4 in color.
Photographed on a 6x6 cm colorslide with an Hasselblatt camera in the middle of the tenth day.
Assistant photographer: Herbert Rometsch.

Photographed at the same place and time on 11 days.
Photographer, camera, object (arm), background and other relevant aspects during the process remained the same.
Various daylight and weather conditions result in slight light and color variations from one photograph to the other.
The changing conditions of the letters on the arm are caused by the healing taking place between the photosessions (1 day, 24 hours)

Concept:

I cut letters into my left arm.

1.   day D
2.   day E
3.   day S
4.   day T
5.   day R
6.   day U
7.   day C
8.   day T
9.   day I
10. day O
11. day N

Each day I photograph my arm with the recently cut letter.
Each day a new letter is added so that the word DESTRUCTION appears on the eleventh day.
The healing becomes more and more obvious, the letters appear weaker and so the meaning of the word DESTRUCTION gets destroyed.

Result: DESTRUCTION (here cutwounds on skin) that takes place over time proves to be untrue because of the healing.

Photopiece


hæð: 297 mm
breidd: 210 mm
eigandi: Guðrún Arndís Tryggvadóttir Nánar

Destruction (DESTRUCTION)
Guðrún Arndís Tryggvadóttir 1980

Photo nr. 11 of 11 from the DESTRUCTION series, version Din A4 in color.
Photographed on a 6x6 cm colorslide with an Hasselblatt camera in the middle of the 11th day.
Assistant photographer: Herbert Rometsch.

Photographed at the same place and time on 11 days.
Photographer, camera, object (arm), background and other relevant aspects during the process remained the same.
Various daylight and weather conditions result in slight light and color variations from one photograph to the other.
The changing conditions of the letters on the arm are caused by the healing taking place between the photosessions (1 day, 24 hours)

Concept:

I cut letters into my left arm.

1.   day D
2.   day E
3.   day S
4.   day T
5.   day R
6.   day U
7.   day C
8.   day T
9.   day I
10. day O
11. day N

Each day I photograph my arm with the recently cut letter.
Each day a new letter is added so that the word DESTRUCTION appears on the eleventh day.
The healing becomes more and more obvious, the letters appear weaker and so the meaning of the word DESTRUCTION gets destroyed.

Result: DESTRUCTION (here cutwounds on skin) that takes place over time proves to be untrue because of the healing.

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