Ryszard HOROWITZ (ur. 1939)

Nedda

1969/2014
pigment print, Museo Portfolio Rag 300 g, 70 x 56.5 cm (75.5 x 61 cm),
signed, dated and described on the front,
edition: 7/50

One of the most famous photographs by Horowitz. In his autobiography, which is to be published by Wydawnictwo Znak later this year, Horowitz says that his aim was to exploit the difference between the perception of reality by humans and the possibilities offered by a camera. "In order to carry out my idea I had to find the right set up for my studio, light the individual elements and choose the depth of field in such a way as to present the first and second plan as a single one. Arranging the individual objects at the right distance from the lens and lighting them was crucial here. I put the egg close to the camera, while the woman was standing several meters away. Since a camera never records an image in the same way as the human eye, an artist may try and use the camera to reproduce the actual proportions of objects or - as here - reverse them.
That simple method proved to be highly useful and quickly became a distinguishing feature of my works. They made an impression of being photomontages, but actually they weren`t."
The photograph featured here has been widely shown and reproduced.