Eine glückliche Ehe / A Happy Marriage (Planet Earth)
2020
Special edition for the Museum für Photographie Braunschweig
Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag 308g
30 x 40 cm (image: 21 x 30 cm)
Edition of 20 + 3 AP

This photo is an intersection of two works: The scene depicts a couple looking at postcards of urban landscapes (from the installation “Planet Earth. 21st Century”). The artist played both roles of man and woman for the photo (from the series “A Happy Marriage").
It was a special edition for the Museum für Photographie Braunschweig, where both series were shown in the exhibition “Illusionary Observations” in 2020.

The work in progress "A Happy Marriage" began in 2003 with five portraits of a couple, where I played the roles of both woman and man. The series continued with everyday scenes of couple life such as cooking together, taking walks, shopping, driving, traveling, or sleeping. A focus of this series was the performative aspect, where traditional gender stereotypes were (re)enacted.