The Last Ten Shots put out through Bongout Gallery Berling.
The Last Ten Shots (curated by Bongout & Thibaut de Ruyter) Opening Wednesday May 21st at 7PM From May 21st till June 28th 2008
Artist List:
Richard Kern (USA)
Asia Argento (I)
Mélanie Bonajo (NL)
Thomas Bruns (G)
Rabea Eipperle (G)
Heike Gallmeier (G)
G.R.A.M (A)
Annika von Hausswolff (S)
Jason Forrest (USA)
Jürgen Grosse (G)
Harmony Korine (USA)
Les Krims (USA)
Natacha Merritt (USA)
Gaspar Noe (F)
Danny Sangra (UK)
Amano Daikichi (JP)
Jean-Luc Verna (F)
Eileen Wunderlich (G)
Miron Zownir (G)
Damien Deroubaix (F)
Bruno S (G)
Michael J Demeo (USA)
Adam Johnson (USA)
Anna Hellsgard (S)
Meeloo Gfeller (F)
Stephen O’Malley (USA)
Zoe Thorne (G)
The Last Ten Shots
(curated by Bongout & Thibaut de Ruyter)
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…”
Bongout Showroom
Torstraße 110
10119 Berlin
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