Dimensions: unconfirmed: 100 x 150 mm
Copyright: © Peter Fischli and the estate of David Weiss, courtesy Matthew Marks Gallery, New York | CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED, Photo: Tate
Curator: What a haunting image. The eye draws you in immediately. Editor: Indeed. This "Untitled" work by Peter Fischli, part of the Tate Collections, presents us with a rather enigmatic scene. Curator: The floating eye, reminiscent of surveillance or perhaps even a divine gaze, contrasts sharply with the rough textures surrounding it. It’s quite unsettling. Editor: Eyes, across cultures, have always been potent symbols of knowledge, judgment, and even vulnerability. Here, its isolation amplifies the feeling of being watched, scrutinized perhaps. Considering Fischli's broader body of work, I wonder if there’s a commentary here on institutional observation, the power structures inherent in the art world itself. Curator: A provocative point! The dreamlike quality does lend itself to multiple interpretations. It’s this ambiguity, I believe, that truly captivates. Editor: Absolutely. And the image lingers, prompting endless speculation.
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Untitled 2005 comprises six black and white photographs from the series Photographs (Fotografías) 2005 by the Swiss artists Peter Fischli and David Weiss. The series consists of underexposed black and white photographs of paintings depicting fairy tale motifs, cityscapes, exotic landscapes, animals, images of the universe and cosmic events, as well as scenes and characters from urban and popular myths, horror stories and science fiction. Fischli and Weiss came across these painted or airbrushed images in amusement parks and fairgrounds from around the world. Over a number of years the artists photographed them using black and white slide film, which is underexposed by two to three aperture points, and printed them on coloured paper to subdue tonal contrasts. Each print measures four by six inches, the standard size for snapshots and postcards. The colourful, large-scale, kitsch paintings are thus transformed into small, dark, haunting photographs.
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