Andrzej Steinbach. Figur I, Figur II

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2 September 2015

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Untitled, from Figur I, Figur II, 2013/14
186 fine art prints, 110 x 74 cm
© Courtesy Andrzej Steinbach, Galerie Max Mayer

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double-page spread from Figur I, Figur II
published by Spector Books, Leipzig, 2015
image © we find wildness

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double-page spread from Figur I, Figur II
published by Spector Books, Leipzig, 2015
image © we find wildness

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Untitled, from Figur I, Figur II, 2013/14
186 fine art prints, 110 x 74 cm
© Courtesy Andrzej Steinbach, Galerie Max Mayer

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Untitled, from Figur I, Figur II, 2013/14
186 fine art prints, 110 x 74 cm
© Courtesy Andrzej Steinbach, Galerie Max Mayer

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double-page spread from Figur I, Figur II
published by Spector Books, Leipzig, 2015
image © we find wildness

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Untitled, from Figur I, Figur II, 2013/14
186 fine art prints, 110 x 74 cm
© Courtesy Andrzej Steinbach, Galerie Max Mayer

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Untitled, from Figur I, Figur II, 2013/14
186 fine art prints, 110 x 74 cm
© Courtesy Andrzej Steinbach, Galerie Max Mayer

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double-page spread from Figur I, Figur II
published by Spector Books, Leipzig, 2015
image © we find wildness

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double-page spread from Figur I, Figur II
published by Spector Books, Leipzig, 2015
image © we find wildness

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Figur I, Figur II is a series of prints by ANDRZEJ STEINBACH that is currently on view at the Sprengel Museum in Hannover. The series comprises 186 black and white images (please note that the Sprengel Museum is showing only 20 images) depicting two women called Figure I and Figure II.

Portrayed against a neutral background, striking various poses, with different gestures and dressed in several outfits, both girls have an androgynous sex appeal that deepens the ambiguity that exudes from the images. The portraits are presented in pair with sometimes minimal changes from a picture to another one, like if they have been taken in burst mode, asking the viewer to spot the variations, similarities and differences. Eventually the series seems to be an image bank of small physical manifestations while questioning the idea of identity, the relationship between space and body as well as the concept of documentary.

➝ Figur I, Figur II is on view until January 10, 2016 at Sprengel Museum Hannover. Additionally a book gathering the whole series has been recently released by Spector Books, a special edition prints is also available.

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