Jalta, Ukraine, 29 July, 1993
Photograph
29 July 1993 (photographed)
29 July 1993 (photographed)
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This full length portrait of an adolescent boy is taken from Rineke Dijkstra's (born Sittard, Netherlands, 1959) series of portraits taken on beaches in Poland, England, Belgium, Ukraine and Croatia between 1992 and1996. Taken in Ukraine, it is typical of the series. The backdrop is devoid of any distinguishing landmarks and shows only minimal indications of the landscape.
Dijkstra said when making this series, "I discovered that the young people and children were the ones I had been looking for. I noticed that teenagers are very self conscious and find it difficult to find a pose."
Dijkstra said when making this series, "I discovered that the young people and children were the ones I had been looking for. I noticed that teenagers are very self conscious and find it difficult to find a pose."
Object details
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| Title | Jalta, Ukraine, 29 July, 1993 (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | C-type print |
| Brief description | Colour photograph by Rineke Dijkstra, 'Jalta, Ukraine, 29 July, 1993', C-type print |
| Physical description | Colour photograph of a boy, wearing striped speedo-style swimming trunks, standing on a beach. |
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| Credit line | Copyright Rineke Dijkstra |
| Object history | This photograph is from a series produced by Rineke Dijkstra from 1992-1993. Historical significance: Dijkstra's Beach series has received critical acclaim since its production. Jalta, Ukraine, 29 July, 1993 is a previously unpublished image from the series. Rineke Dijkstra has selected it for the V&A in recognition of the important standing of the Museum's photography collection. This is an example of Dijkstra's early work. She has since gone on to produce series of work featuring young male bullfighters in Portugal, mothers and their new-born babies and adolescent clubbers in Liverpool. |
| Historical context | The body of work that this photograph belongs to confirmed the currency of a 'Germanic' portraiture style within contemporary artistic production. |
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| Summary | This full length portrait of an adolescent boy is taken from Rineke Dijkstra's (born Sittard, Netherlands, 1959) series of portraits taken on beaches in Poland, England, Belgium, Ukraine and Croatia between 1992 and1996. Taken in Ukraine, it is typical of the series. The backdrop is devoid of any distinguishing landmarks and shows only minimal indications of the landscape. Dijkstra said when making this series, "I discovered that the young people and children were the ones I had been looking for. I noticed that teenagers are very self conscious and find it difficult to find a pose." |
| Bibliographic reference | Catalogue: Silver and Syrup: Selections from the History of Photography exhibition |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.495-1998 |
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| Record created | August 5, 2003 |
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