Left behind, ... missing pictures


2006

406 unique Polaroids have been installed in the public space and only 8 have been found


Between 2005 and 2006 I took Portraits of people in different cities around the world on Polaroid material (Original). I brought those images as a complete series to another culture. I signed them, dated them, numbered them and sticked them in the public space on the wall, to leave them behind.
405 originals were left in this way in Russia, USA, China, Egypt, ...

Exhibition: "Nach dem Sputnik" - KIT Düsseldorf 2007

Exhibition: "Nach dem Sputnik" - KIT Düsseldorf 2007

Exhibition: "Nach dem Sputnik" - KIT Düsseldorf 2007

Installation 13 - New York 2006 - 80 portraits from Beijing have been installed, one have been found

Installation 12 - Beijing 2006 - 76 portraits from Basel have been installed

Installation 11 - Basel 2006 - 40 portraits from Paris have been installed

Installation 10 - Paris 2006 - 25 portraits from Cairo have been installed

Installation 9 - Cairo 2006 - 25 portraits from Boston have been installed

Installation 8 - Boston 2005 - 38 portraits from Boston have been installed, 2 have been found

Installation 7 - Kaliningrad 2005 - 33 portraits from Germany have been installed