The Last Ten Shots - Polaroid exhibition in Berlin
An exhibition of Polaroids by 28 international artists including Richard Kern will start in Berlin on the 21st of May at Bongout Showroom.
The American company Polaroid recently announced its decision to stop the production of its famous instant cameras and films.
We are all familiar with the unique noise (gzzzzzzzklok), the waiting time and the joy of seeing — as if by magic — an image appearing on the instantly identifiable format: 7,7 x 7,7 cm. More often than not blurred, the subject partially or wholly out of shot, too bright or underexposed… disappointement was often as big a part of the game as anything else.
The advent of the digital camera era has rendered this adventure obsolete. Sooner or later, the Polaroid will become ‘history’, an highly collectible and instantly recognizable relic from the analog times.
Without nostalgia, we have provided 28 artists with a 600 cartridge containing 10 colour shots and asked them to shoot their last ever Polaroids. An architectural photographer, a pornographic one, a conceptual artist, a specialist in self portraits, a painter, and so forth. All were given the same deal: “Here’s the film, just give us the results! Even if only one photo satisfies you. Even if it’s blurred. Even if it just looks like a Polaroid...”
Artist’s List
Daikichi Amano (JP), Asia Argento (I), Melanie Bonajo (NL), Thomas Bruns (G), Michael J. Demeo (USA), Damien Deroubaix (F), Rabea Eipperle (G), Heike Gallmeier (G), Christian Gfeller (El), G.R.A.M. (A), Annika von Hausswolff (S), Anna Hellsgaard (S), Jason Forrest (USA), Jürgen Grosse (G), Adam Johnson, Richard Kern (USA), Harmony Korine (USA), Les Krims (USA), Natacha Merritt (USA), Gaspard Noë (F), Stephen OʼMalley (UK), Bruno S. (G), Danny Sangra (UK), Zoe Thorne (G), Wilhelm Turner (Z), Jean-Luc Verna (F), Eileen Wunderlich (G), Miron Zownir (G)
From May 21st till June 28th 2008 - Opening Wednesday May 21st at 7PM - Bongout Showroom - Torstraße 110 - Berlin - Opening hours: Tue-Sa, 12 - 07 PM Web: http://www.bongout.org/
