Handlungen Alltägliches (Streichhölzer)
Everyday Actions (Matches)
Sammlung der Stadtsparkasse Düsseldorf im Kunstpalast, Helmut Schweizer, Handlungen Alltägliches (Streichhölzer) © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn

Everyday Actions (Matches), 1972–1974

ArtistHelmut Schweizer, Stuttgart *1946
Gelatin silver prints
Dimensions without frame62 × 44,5 cm
Status
not on display
About the workEveryday objects are the main characters in these experimental arrangements, which are as banal as they are surprising. The works of the "Handlungen" (Actions) series can be seen as a particular variation on Helmut Schweizer's interest in the laboratory motif. After the installations and happenings, the Düsseldorf-based artist soon added films and conceptual photo series to his body of work. Due to the serial character of the photographs, objects and actions that are usually overlooked in the daily routine are brought to the centre of attention.
AccessionCollection of the Stadtsparkasse Düsseldorf in the Kunstpalast
Provenance2019 Stadtsparkasse Düsseldorf angekauft vom Künstler über die Galerie Rupert Pfab, Düsseldorf; 2019 erhalten als Dauerleihgabe von der Stadtsparkasse
Inventory numberDL.sp.F.2019.3
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