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This image belongs to a series of photographs that were taken by me on the occasion of a contemporary art festival held in 2017 (July, 14th till November, 5th) in Middelburg, Zeeland, The Netherlands.
The festival was called 'Facade'. For some information about 'Facade' please see this one. If you check-out this link you'll see a map. The depicted contemporary artwork is # 17 of this map.
Further details:
On the stretch of grass between the Molenwater and the Mattheus Smallegangehof, the Dutch artist Anouk Kruithof (Dordrecht, 1981) has set up the installation entitled 'Ahead'. It consists in total of 1080 photos of individuals of whom only the back of the heads can be seen. However odd it may seem, they are still portraits as they are absolutely unique and inherently belong to that particular anonymous person. However, contrary to the classic photo of a face, with these 'back of the head' photos, there's nothing to label or classify. In this way Anouk gets rid of the social borders between people; an image for the future. For Anouk, photos are much more than a few pictures of something from the real world. She makes use of photos in sculpture, videos, performances or for an installation. In this way she reflects upon topical matters in the world in which she lives. She lives and works alternately in Mexico City, Amsterdam and New York.
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