dead christening

„So, he considered the Dead Christening’s ensemble to be the Big Columbarium’s „sample“. Based on the first draft of the Big Columbarium, one finds that he imagined placing 16 similar tables that can probably be traced to 16 locations…“ >>> txt >>  en > hu

Dead Christening / Totentaufe (Katyn), 1990 – 1 Schwarze Metallkiste, ca. 32,5×23,3×4,7 cm. Inhalt: 1 Portraitsfoto, s/w Vintage auf Barytpapier, 19,5×24 cm; sogenannte Andenkenfotos, braun getönte s/w Vintage auf Barytpapier, 7,4×10,1 cm; handgeschriebener Lebenslauf, 21×29 cm, gefaltet; Totenliste, 21,8×31 cm, gerollt; 1 gebrochenes Brillenstück, ca. 13×6 cm; 1 Tabakbox, Blech, ca. 8×5,5×1 cm; 3 Täfelchen (Titel, Erläuterungen, Übersetzung des Lebenslaufs), je 11×8 cm // 1 black metal box, approx. 32.5×23.3×4.7 cm. Content: 1 portrait photo, b/w vintage on barite paper, 19.5×24 cm; so-called Photo Memories (Andenkenfotos), brown tinted b/w vintage on barite paper, 7.4×10.1 cm; handwritten resume, 21×29 cm, folded; death list, 21.8×31 cm, rolled; 1 broken eyeglass piece, approx. 13×6 cm; 1 tobacco box, tin, approx. 8×5.5×1 cm; 3 tablets (title, remarks, translation of resume), 11×8 cm each.