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TWO WAYS OF BEING REAL · Series

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#62DA27

One person, one activity that belongs to their life — shown in two ways, both of them true. First the wordless encounter: eight Polaroids, each existing only once. Then the second look: one minute of film. Finally a single quote, from the person themselves — not about them. The order is part of the work. Because the actual work arises in the viewer: in the moment they notice how their judgement forms — and whether they are willing to question it.

EDITION

Fine art pigment print — eight copies, individually signed.

Achter-Sequenz — Pigmentdruck nach den Originalscans, signiert und nummeriert · ca. 42 × 59,4 cm (A2) · 2026

Edition of 8 — 6 copies for sale.

ORIGINALS

Polaroid emulsion on paper — each exists only once.

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Original-Polaroidemulsion, dekonstruiert, auf Hahnemühle Cornwall Aquarellpapier, rau, 450 g/m² — mit der Aussage der porträtierten Person · 30 × 40 cm · 2026 TWBR-62DA27-O1 · available

VIDEO WORK AND QUOTE

The second way of being real.

Still from the video work

The same person, the same activity — one minute, uncut. It is not the work that changes but the perception of the one who has seen both ways. Only then does the person portrayed speak: a single quote, the third element. It is written nowhere. It reveals itself only to those holding an original — the work is the key.

Original
Phone
Video & quote

Got an original in front of you? Point your phone at it — the video starts.

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FURTHER WORK FORMS

  • TWBR-62DA27-V Video work not for sale

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ACQUISITION

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FROM THE INTERVIEW

They determine the situation. I determine the form in which it becomes visible.

Why the order Polaroid → video → words is fixed →

RESPONSE

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