Jan Dibbets: Horizons

Exhibition catalogue
texts by Rudi Fuchs, Eric Verhagen
64 p. with 40 coloured illustrations
240 x 300 mm, softcover

German/English version:
ISBN 978-3-940953-42-1

(out of print)

Other versions of this title:
- Dutch/French version, ISBN 978-3-940953-45-2

Do it again

The new photographs »Land-Sea: Horizon« are characterised by the immediate, simple construction of a conceptual work. Two photographs, one a green dune landscape touching the horizon, followed by a seascape, which likewise touches the horizon, are repeatedly juxtaposed in a way that divides the horizon. One might call this event a serial shift or displacement, as both have the same horizon line, but the external form of the photograph is continually changing. Rhombuses, squares, etc. are derived from the two juxtaposed rectangles; they are tilted, reflected, etc., engendering a confusing poetry that one can never quite fathom, as Rudi Fuchs eloquently highlights in his instructive analysis.

Exhibitions:
Museé d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, 19/2/–9/5/2010
Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, 22/5/–12/9/2010
Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz, 30/1/–13/3/2011
Kunstverein Heilbronn, 25/3/–29/5/2011