The Lake, 1999
Photo: Courtesy of the artist / Galleri Nicolai Wallner, Copenhagen
Collection
Series of 12 c-prints
49 x 49 cm, framed: 75 x 75 cm, each
In the photo series The Lake, which shares its title with a Hollywood film, Land dons the apparel of the old-school Wanderer (knee-breeches, boots and floppy hat) carrying his shotgun and trusty bottle of Scotch on a hike through the woods. Strolling to the uplifting strains of Beethoven's Sixth Symphony, he slowly makes his way to a small lake - taking a swig from his bottle on the way - and sets out in a rowing boat. After tethering the boat to a post a short distance offshore, Land stands up and blows a hole through the floor, then sits down and calmly waits for his craft to sink. Finally, only his floating hat remains and the camera pans back over elements of the forest surroundings, accompanied only by the chirping of birds.
*1966 in Aarhus, Denmark | Living and working in Copenhagen, Denmark
49 x 49 cm, framed: 75 x 75 cm, each
In the photo series The Lake, which shares its title with a Hollywood film, Land dons the apparel of the old-school Wanderer (knee-breeches, boots and floppy hat) carrying his shotgun and trusty bottle of Scotch on a hike through the woods. Strolling to the uplifting strains of Beethoven's Sixth Symphony, he slowly makes his way to a small lake - taking a swig from his bottle on the way - and sets out in a rowing boat. After tethering the boat to a post a short distance offshore, Land stands up and blows a hole through the floor, then sits down and calmly waits for his craft to sink. Finally, only his floating hat remains and the camera pans back over elements of the forest surroundings, accompanied only by the chirping of birds.
*1966 in Aarhus, Denmark | Living and working in Copenhagen, Denmark
