FISCHLI and WEISS, Ohne Titel, 1998-1999

PETER FISHLI & DAVID WEISS, Ohne Titel, 1998-1999
60 x 86 cm (50 x 76 cm)
digital print
edition 200
signed, numbered
published by Texte zur Kunst, Berlin, Germany
€ 740,- plus € 32,- Track & Trace registered EU mail

 

Each photograph is a double exposure, made by either Peter Fischli or David Weiss taking pictures and then handing the camera over to the other, or perhaps not, rewinding the film, and shooting again on the same roll of film. The result is a kaleidoscopic world of double-vision
“We were interested in the element of chance,” says Peter Fischli, adding “On the theoretical side, the photographs tread on rather thin ice.” David Weiss affirms: “In fact, they tread quite a thin line: we want to seduce viewers with floral opulence. But you can’t exactly view them ingenuously, either.”

History of prices:
Moderne und Zeitgenössischer Graphik, Cologne, Germany 21 March 2020 € 500,- (hammer price, poor condition)
Grisebach, Berlin, Germany € 1.600,- 30 November 2019 (hammer price)
Koller Auction, Zurich, Switzerland SFr 1.000,- 9 December 2017 (hammer price)