"ATTA T ROLL" (nach Heinrich Heine in Zahlenworte [abgezählte Worte] wieder aufgeschrieben
Object number1975.0126
Title"ATTA T ROLL" (nach Heinrich Heine in Zahlenworte [abgezählte Worte] wieder aufgeschrieben
Creator Hanne Darboven (vervaardiger), Musée des Beaux-Arts Lucerne (uitgever)
DescriptionHanne Darboven is regarded as a protagonist of international conceptual art: It was with a certain matter-of-fact consistency that she filled thousands upon thousands of sheets with her characteristic handwriting, subjecting her output to a strict structure of figures, letters and words - a structure which is not always readily accessible to the viewer. The basic principle in Darboven's oeuvre is her treatment of time, as she documents its course partly on the basis of experiences in her own life and partly on literary sources: From the mid-1970s the artist started to take an interest in the works of Homer, Immanuel Kant, Alexander von Humboldt, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and others. They were the ones who provided her with “guidance in her life” (Hanne Darboven Foundation).
In this work her focus was on a socio-critical epical poem by Heinrich Heine, entitled Atta Troll - A Midsummer Night's Dream (1841/42). Heine tells the story of a dancing bear called Atta Troll as a clear allusion to the developments and ideas of the pre-March movement. The bear succeeds in escaping from captivity and then tries and fails to live a life in freedom. In Hanne Darboven's adaptation there is none of the political innuendo or cynicism of the original work. Instead, in her version of “Atta Troll”, she tells a story that bears the marks of matter-of-factness and a totally systematic approach. In the left-hand half of the sheet she places some musical notes and figures on bars, and on the other side she places her characteristic wavy writing which we also find in many of her other works.
Uitgegeven naar aanleiding van de tentoonstelling 11 mei - 22 juni 1972 i.s.m. Gian Enzo Sperone, Turijn
In this work her focus was on a socio-critical epical poem by Heinrich Heine, entitled Atta Troll - A Midsummer Night's Dream (1841/42). Heine tells the story of a dancing bear called Atta Troll as a clear allusion to the developments and ideas of the pre-March movement. The bear succeeds in escaping from captivity and then tries and fails to live a life in freedom. In Hanne Darboven's adaptation there is none of the political innuendo or cynicism of the original work. Instead, in her version of “Atta Troll”, she tells a story that bears the marks of matter-of-factness and a totally systematic approach. In the left-hand half of the sheet she places some musical notes and figures on bars, and on the other side she places her characteristic wavy writing which we also find in many of her other works.
Uitgegeven naar aanleiding van de tentoonstelling 11 mei - 22 juni 1972 i.s.m. Gian Enzo Sperone, Turijn
Production date 1975
Production period20e eeuw
Object namekunstenaarsboeken
Object categorykunstenaarsboeken
Materialdrukinkt, drukpapier
Techniqueoffsetdrukken
Dimensions
- hoogte: 29.7 cm
breedte: 21 cm
pagina-aantal: 130