By Human Measurement, Oddballs

digital prints, 2010-2013

What is the role of monuments today? Does their demolition and the erection of new ones make any sense? The work was inspired by a reaction of a child who, faced with one such monument, got scared and started to cry. Children see more, they say. 

A black and white image of a large, weathered stone statue of a cloaked figure, set in a wooded area near a paved path. The statue is fenced off with construction tape. Bare trees surround it, and a truck is visible in the background.

By Human Measurement I, digital print, 2010

A black and white image of a child holding a blocky figurine of a person up to the camera. In the blurred background, another child sits on the floor, holding a similarly shaped object.

Oddballs I, digital print, 2013

A black and white image of a street with a large, angular stone monument in the foreground. A person walks near a wall, with buildings and a billboard in the background. Shadows fall across the monument.

By Human Measurement II, digital print, 2010

A black and white image of a child in a dress holding a blocky figurine of a man behind their back. The child is turned away from the camera, framed from shoulders to knees.

Oddballs II, digital print, 2013

A black and white photograph of a metal cross-like structure. A figurine attached to its center evokes a Christian cross. Behind it, utility poles with wires, insulators, and a streetlamp. The cross and the utility poles are similar in appearance.

By Human Measurement III, digital print, 2010

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