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A Trace in the Woods in the Form of an Angle of 30° – Crossing the Path

Jan Dibbets, 1969-02

Only by selecting a high vantage point could Jan Dibbets fit this thirty metre-long V-shape into the picture. For the exhibition Earth Art in Ithaca, New York, he ploughed up a patch of snowy woodland ground with his students. Afterwards he photographed the black earth in such a way that the V-shape seems to stand upright. He labelled such photographs of interventions in nature or his studio as ‘perspective corrections’.

  • Artwork typephotograph
  • Object numberBK-2019-111
  • Dimensionsheight 170 cm x width 112 cm, height 33.2 cm x width 42.3 cm, height 171 cm x width 113 cm x depth 2.3 cm
  • Physical characteristicsontwikkelgelatinezilverdruk

Identification

  • Title(s)

    • A Trace in the Woods in the Form of an Angle of 30° – Crossing the Path
    • A Trace in the Wood in the Form of an Angle of 30 degrees - Crossing the Path

  • Object number

    BK-2019-111

  • Description

    Besneeuwd boslandschap, gefotografeerd vanuit een hoog standpunt, waarin een zwarte V-vorm is uitgespaard. In de rechter benedenhoek twee bladen papier met titel en een schets van de V-vorm.

Creation

  • Creation

    • maker: Jan Dibbets, Amsterdam
    • maker: Jan Dibbets, Ithaca

  • Dating

    1969-02

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    ontwikkelgelatinezilverdruk

  • Dimensions

    • height 170 cm x width 112 cm
    • height 33.2 cm x width 42.3 cm
    • height 171 cm x width 113 cm x depth 2.3 cm

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Purchased with the support of Pon Holdings B.V.

  • Acquisition

    purchase 2019-12-12

  • Copyright

    Jan Dibbets/Pictoright

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