This Could be a Place of Historical Interest by  Braco Dimitrijevic

This Could be a Place of Historical Interest 1972 - 1977

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Dimensions: in forty eight parts, each: 530 x 170 x 40 mm

Copyright: © Braco Dimitrijevic | CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED, Photo: Tate

Editor: So this piece, "This Could Be a Place of Historical Interest" by Braco Dimitrijevic, is intriguing. It's a black and white photograph, and there's a distinct air of quiet contemplation about it. What do you make of its proposition? Curator: It whispers possibilities, doesn’t it? It's like rummaging through a forgotten attic. Dimitrijevic invites us to question what deems a space as historically significant. Is it grand events, or the silent stories held within everyday objects? Perhaps the charm lies in its deliberate ambiguity, leaving interpretation to the viewer. Editor: It's like he's saying history isn't just in textbooks. Curator: Precisely! The armchair, the overflowing bookshelf, the seemingly random items… they become artifacts, challenging us to find the extraordinary within the ordinary. It’s a gentle nudge to reconsider our perception of value. Editor: I will never look at my messy room the same way again. Curator: Wonderful. Maybe it could be of historical interest one day!

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tate 5 days ago

http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/dimitrijevic-this-could-be-a-place-of-historical-interest-t12555

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tate 5 days ago

This Could be a Place of Historical Interest consists of forty-eight black and white photographs, displayed in sixteen panels of three photographs each that are placed end-to-end to create a long continuous display. It was first exhibited in 1977 at Documenta 6 in Kassel.