Dieter Appelt
(Niemegk, Germany, 1935 - )
Der Fleck auf dem Spiegel, den der Atemhauch schafft
1977 (printed later)
Gold toned gelatin silver print
20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61.0 cm)
Collection of the Akron Art Museum
Knight Purchase Fund for Photographic Media
2005.16
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'Der Fleck auf dem Spiegel', seemingly simple yet profound, is one of Appelt’s only real self-portraits. By breathing on a mirror, the artist makes a mark that both signifies life and erases part of his own image (tellingly for an artist, his eye). A photograph – a reflection fixed in time – preserves this emblem of transience.
Keywords
GermanMirror
Black and White
Male
Contemporary Art