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Wenzel, Jan
(b. 1972)Untitled

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Fotografie des 19. – 21. Jahrhunderts (Katalog nur online verfügbar)
Auktionsdatum 29.11.2025

Untitled. 1997. 3 chromogenic photobooth-strips on PMI photographic passport paper. Each between 20,3 and 23 x 4 cm. 1 strip signed, dated and annotated "Bautzen, Galerie Budussin 24.I.97 - 25.II.97, Leipzig Kurt Eisner Str. 73 29.I.97 - 5.II.97" and "Mein Flug ins All , Leipzig, AOK Ritterstr. 16.10-10.12.97" by the photographer in ink on the verso.

Jan Wenzel has been taking photographs in photo booths since the early 1990s. The mechanics of the machine create a photographic event that lasts exactly 28 seconds. The tableaux, often consisting of several photo strips placed together, show imaginary spaces created by the rapid change between the individual shots. They are the result of a specific choreography with which objects were held in the machine. The dynamics of the images arise from minimal differences in how they connect. Referring to these tableaux works, Wenzel stated: “Each of my photos is the result of calculation, time constraints, self-control, and chance". – One strip with crease in lower portion, otherwise in very good condition.