assemblage, photograph, collar, gold earring with opals, 25 × 25 cm

purchased in 2023 with support from the Czech Republic Ministry of Culture

Dáša Lasotová frequently works with the archive of her own family. She uses photographs, everyday objects, and jewellery. A photograph complemented by a composition of personal belongings of the portrayed woman—namely a collar and an earring—carries a strange and powerful emotional charge. While the two-dimensional photograph is a visual record and thus a somewhat detached sign, the addition of these personal items has an eerily documentary quality. Among other things, it points to the fact that these cherished objects are still here, just like the photographic record—whereas the person who once wore them is no longer present.

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