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Artworks
Olga Ulmann
Lenin’s Podium, 2019Wood weathered over seven years, sewn together pink plastic holders, glass screen, iPAD (duration of video is approx. 120 minutes)180 x 200 x 100cm | 70.9 x 78.7 x 39.4 in.© the artistFurther images
“This work is based on G. Goldstein’s original photograph of Lenin’s historic speech from 5th May 1920, where the people built a makeshift podium for the occasion. I replicated the...“This work is based on G. Goldstein’s original photograph of Lenin’s historic speech from 5th May 1920, where the people built a makeshift podium for the occasion. I replicated the visible part of this podium and placed it in an allotment. A trail cam, triggered by a motion sensor continues to record the podium over time as it slowly ages. The image became iconic for generations to come, capturing the first self-determined expression of the people at that time. The work examines how the meaning of images transform over time.”
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