IS 023 (1944-1991), Former NKVD - MVD - MGB - KGB Buildings, 3 Geliu Street, Rudiskes, 2009
Photograph
2009 (made)
2009 (made)
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Indre Serpytyte's series of photographs 'Former NKVD - MVD - MGB - KGB Buildings' is centred on the after effects of WWII in Lithuania. Her black and white images of houses tell with graceful economy the poignant and almost forgotten story of what she calls a 'brutal, inhumane' war, in which people were interrogated and tortured in what were once family homes. She commissioned hand-carved wooden models from a Lithuanian craftsperson who based them on her photographs and archival imagery of the houses which Serpytype revisited and researched in depth. Rather than representing the buildings themselves, or showing the inhabitants or victims directly, Serpytyte chooses a diverse approach in which the photographs of the models are the finished artworks. In using models, and a collaborative working process based on archival research and site visits, she is commenting on both the physical and humanitarian scale and memory of the events as filtered over time. In total her works make a powerful humanitarian statement about resistance, memory, fortitude and the long process of healing after trauma.
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Title | IS 023 (1944-1991), Former NKVD - MVD - MGB - KGB Buildings, 3 Geliu Street, Rudiskes, 2009 (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Lamba fibre base print mounted on 8 ply cotton board and framed |
Brief description | Photograph by Indre Serpytyte, 'IS 023 (1944-1991), Former NKVD - MVD - MGB - KGB Buildings, 3 Geliu Street, Rudiskes, 2009', Lamba fibre base print, edition 2/5 and 1 AP. |
Physical description | Black and white photograph of a model of a house. |
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Marks and inscriptions | Label on verso, with signature:
IS 023
(1944-1991)
Former NKVD - MVD - MGB - KGB Buildings
3 Geliu Street, Rudiskes, 2009
Lamba Fibre base print, ed. 2/5 and 1 AP
62.6 cm x 50.8 cm
mounted on 8 ply cotton board |
Summary | Indre Serpytyte's series of photographs 'Former NKVD - MVD - MGB - KGB Buildings' is centred on the after effects of WWII in Lithuania. Her black and white images of houses tell with graceful economy the poignant and almost forgotten story of what she calls a 'brutal, inhumane' war, in which people were interrogated and tortured in what were once family homes. She commissioned hand-carved wooden models from a Lithuanian craftsperson who based them on her photographs and archival imagery of the houses which Serpytype revisited and researched in depth. Rather than representing the buildings themselves, or showing the inhabitants or victims directly, Serpytyte chooses a diverse approach in which the photographs of the models are the finished artworks. In using models, and a collaborative working process based on archival research and site visits, she is commenting on both the physical and humanitarian scale and memory of the events as filtered over time. In total her works make a powerful humanitarian statement about resistance, memory, fortitude and the long process of healing after trauma. |
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Accession number | E.405-2009 |
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Record created | July 24, 2009 |
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