Kwakiutl King

Der Kwakiutl König # 2

CR 287. Year 1983

Der Kwakiutl König Jochen Gerz Cr 287 Web

Having been a chief and a warrior for many a year, the Kwakiutl King one day decided to stop time. I stop the eagle in the middle of its flight, the rushing salmon in the creek, I stop the clams, ...

He writes the texts of these works very carefully, finishing them after completing the long journey on which he takes the photographs, and leaving the film undeveloped in his luggage, so that his mental image will not be compromised and the words will not slip away. Both components must be balanced with great care. Should one dominate the other something is wrong with the piece.

Doris von Drathen 1989

Mixed Media Photograph

24 framed b+w photographs, each 13 x 18 cm, 1 framed text (typed on paper, enlarged photograph), 40,5 x 50,5 cm, total 123,4 x 163,3 cm

The text is typed in three languages.

Courtesy Galerie Baudoin Lebon, Paris

Exhibitions

Ludwigshafen 1984. Lüdenscheid1984. Calais 1986 (Chartres 1986). Tokyo 1989. Yamaguchi 1989. Vancouver 1994 (Newport Beach 1995. Purchase 1996. Winnipeg 1996/97)

Bibliography

I: Lüdenscheid1984, p. 52. Calais 1986, p. 58. Yamaguchi 1989, pp. 14-15. Vancouver 1994, p. 73

II: Arte factum, Oktober 1985. Schwarz 1985, pp. 11-12. Knaff 1995.

VI: Düsseldorf1997, p. 48

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