5th Jun, 2024 18:00

OstLicht Photo Auction Spring 2024

 
Lot 111
 

EMILY SCHIFFER (*1980)
'Flat tire', from the series 'Cheyenne River', c. 2005

Unsold

Lot details

Estimate: € 1.200–1.600

English:

Inkjet print on semi-matte paper 48,2 x 40,8 cm, in excellent condition. Titled, dedicated to Fred Risser and annotated by the artist in pencil on the reverse: "From the day that Demi, Destiny and I borrowed their parent's car, drove on the Down Gravel Roads to their grandparent's ranch. We got a flat tire, had a problem with the spare, and spent a phenomenal two days stranded with their grandfather".

Emily Schiffer is a photographer and media artist interested in the intersection of art, community engagement, and social change. She is the co-founder and creative director of "We Women," the largest photography project by women and gender non-conforming artists in the United States. In 2005, she launched the "Viewpoint Youth Photography Initiative" on the Cheyenne River Reservation in South Dakota, where she taught photography and collaborated with students until 2017.

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Deutsch:

Inkjet-Print auf halbmattem Papier 48,2 x 40,8 cm, in ausgezeichnetem Zustand. Rückseitig von der Künstlerin handschriftlich mit Bleistift betitelt, Fred Risser gewidmet und bezeichnet "From the day that Demi, Destiny and I borrowed their parent's car, drove on the Down Gravel Roads to their grandparent's ranch. We got a flat tire, had a problem with the spare, and spent a phenomenal two days stranded with their grandfather".

Die Fotografin und Medienkünstlerin Emily Schiffer interessiert sich für die Überschneidung von Kunst, gesellschaftlichem Engagement und sozialem Wandel. Sie ist Mitbegründerin und kreative Leiterin von "We Women", dem größten Fotoprojekt von Frauen und geschlechtsunspezifischen Kunstschaffenden in den Vereinigten Staaten. Im Jahr 2005 rief sie die "Viewpoint Youth Photography Initiative" in der Cheyenne River Reservation in South Dakota ins Leben, wo sie bis 2017 Fotografie unterrichtete und mit Studierenden zusammenarbeitete.

* Vollbesteuert

Size: 29,3 x 29,3 cm

Start price: €800