Photographs — Records (selection)

Notes to Photography (1984—1985)

that is why I believe that, of all the media, photography offers the greatest possibility for capturing and re–presenting, at any point in the future, an action, event, or merely the flow of time from long ago

by choosing a particular segment of time, by following the internal changes or the record of an event for myself, I put an end to all that is previously and immutably defined, to the state of infinitely other possibilities, and merely document and record, simply and truly and in the true sense of the word, that which plays out at any given moment and that cannot, considering its expansive context and our physiological abilities, be fully perceived (while eliminating all interventions and leaving existence before us as it truly is)

if we liberate subjective perception from visual illusion, then we realize that photography possesses a form existing beyond the limits of the visible  — a kind of inner quality — and all that is depicted is pure reality

I believe that using the necessary exposure or by combining it with movement, we can capture the otherwise elusive multifacetedness of depicted reality (object, dynamic situation, etc.) from angles of view or places that we cannot see at that point in time — we are thus given the chance to turn a momentary state into a complete picture using a kind of total or integral photography

enlarge, enlarge, enlarge… What is in a grain? What is beyond the grain?


<strong>Walk</strong><br /><strong>19. 6. 1986</strong> | Opava – Kateřinky<br />gelatin silver print, hardboard, wooden frame, 100 × 100 cm
Walk
19. 6. 1986 | Opava – Kateřinky
gelatin silver print, hardboard, wooden frame, 100 × 100 cm
<strong>56 steps</strong><br /><strong>7. 9. 1987</strong> | Ostrava – Poruba<br />gelatin silver print, 298 × 296 mm [vintage print]
56 steps
7. 9. 1987 | Ostrava – Poruba
gelatin silver print, 298 × 296 mm [vintage print]
<strong>96 steps</strong><br /><strong>7. 9. 1987</strong> | Ostrava – Poruba<br />gelatin silver print, 509 × 515 mm
96 steps
7. 9. 1987 | Ostrava – Poruba
gelatin silver print, 509 × 515 mm
<strong>Walk Montmartre (Rain)</strong><br /><strong>2. 11. 1990</strong> | Paris<br />print, photographic paper, 1000 × 1000 mm
Walk Montmartre (Rain)
2. 11. 1990 | Paris
print, photographic paper, 1000 × 1000 mm
<strong>Walk (Rue Blanche Square)</strong><br /><strong>2. 11. 1990</strong> | Paris<br />print, photographic paper, 1000 × 1000 mm
Walk (Rue Blanche Square)
2. 11. 1990 | Paris
print, photographic paper, 1000 × 1000 mm
<strong>Walk</strong><br /><strong>17. 12. 1990</strong> | Ostrava – Poruba<br />print, photographic paper, 1000 × 1000 mm
Walk
17. 12. 1990 | Ostrava – Poruba
print, photographic paper, 1000 × 1000 mm
<strong>Going for a Walk with My Son Vladimír</strong><br /><strong>26. 12. 1988</strong> | Ostrava – Poruba<br />gelatin silver print, 517 × 507 mm
Going for a Walk with My Son Vladimír
26. 12. 1988 | Ostrava – Poruba
gelatin silver print, 517 × 507 mm
<strong>Meeting 17 Pedestrians</strong><br /><strong>24. 2. 1991</strong> | Ostrava – Poruba<br />gelatin silver print, 519  × 508 mm
Meeting 17 Pedestrians
24. 2. 1991 | Ostrava – Poruba
gelatin silver print, 519 × 508 mm
<strong>Traveling by Bus No. 7 from the Theatre to Karl Marx Street</strong><br /><strong>22. 7. 1985</strong> | Opava<br />gelatin silver print, 298 × 296 mm [vintage print]
Traveling by Bus No. 7 from the Theatre to Karl Marx Street
22. 7. 1985 | Opava
gelatin silver print, 298 × 296 mm [vintage print]
<strong>Traveling from Opava to Poruba (Train No. 3441)</strong><br /><strong>17. 8. 1985</strong> | Opava – Ostrava<br />gelatin silver print, hardboard, wooden frame, 100 × 100 cm
Traveling from Opava to Poruba (Train No. 3441)
17. 8. 1985 | Opava – Ostrava
gelatin silver print, hardboard, wooden frame, 100 × 100 cm
<strong>Returning with My Son Vladimír from Visiting Aunt and Uncle Kolowrat (Transferring at Poruba Station to Bus No. 33 to Zápotocký Street)</strong><br /><strong>21. 12. 1988</strong> | Ostrava<br />gelatin silver print, 297 × 296 mm [vintage print]
Returning with My Son Vladimír from Visiting Aunt and Uncle Kolowrat (Transferring at Poruba Station to Bus No. 33 to Zápotocký Street)
21. 12. 1988 | Ostrava
gelatin silver print, 297 × 296 mm [vintage print]
<strong>Traveling by Bus No. 56 from Poruba Station to Aleš Square</strong><br /><strong>25. 12. 1988</strong> | Ostrava<br />gelatin silver print, 508 × 515 mm
Traveling by Bus No. 56 from Poruba Station to Aleš Square
25. 12. 1988 | Ostrava
gelatin silver print, 508 × 515 mm
<strong>Traveling by Bus No. 36 from Poruba Station to Závoří</strong><br /><strong>12.10.1990</strong> | Ostrava<br />gelatin silver print, hardboard, wooden frame, 100 × 100 cm
Traveling by Bus No. 36 from Poruba Station to Závoří
12.10.1990 | Ostrava
gelatin silver print, hardboard, wooden frame, 100 × 100 cm
<strong>Traveling from 0 to 5 (Vertical)</strong><br /><strong>18. 8. 1985</strong> | Ostrava – Poruba<br />gelatin silver print, hardboard, wooden frame, 100 × 100 cm
Traveling from 0 to 5 (Vertical)
18. 8. 1985 | Ostrava – Poruba
gelatin silver print, hardboard, wooden frame, 100 × 100 cm
<strong>Traveling from –1 to 5 (Vertical)</strong><br /><strong>4. 3. 1989</strong> | Ostrava – Poruba<br />gelatin silver print, 296 × 297 mm [vintage print]
Traveling from –1 to 5 (Vertical)
4. 3. 1989 | Ostrava – Poruba
gelatin silver print, 296 × 297 mm [vintage print]
<strong>Traveling by Metro Line No. 7 from Cadet to Gare de l’Est</strong><br /><strong>2. 11. 1990</strong> | Paříž<br />print, photographic paper, 1000 × 1000 mm
Traveling by Metro Line No. 7 from Cadet to Gare de l’Est
2. 11. 1990 | Paříž
print, photographic paper, 1000 × 1000 mm
<strong>Traveling by Metro Line No. 7 from Opéra to Pyramides</strong><br /><strong>2. 11. 1990</strong> | Paříž<br />print, photographic paper, 1000 × 1000 mm
Traveling by Metro Line No. 7 from Opéra to Pyramides
2. 11. 1990 | Paříž
print, photographic paper, 1000 × 1000 mm
<strong>Traveling by Metro Line No. 7 from Pyramides to Palais Royal</strong><br /><strong>2. 11. 1990</strong> | Paříž<br />print, photographic paper, 1000 × 1000 mm
Traveling by Metro Line No. 7 from Pyramides to Palais Royal
2. 11. 1990 | Paříž
print, photographic paper, 1000 × 1000 mm
<strong>Record of One Day (24–hour exposure with the lens cap)</strong><br /><strong>29. 3. 1986</strong> | Opava – Kateřinky<br />gelatin silver print, hardboard, wooden frame, 100 × 100 cm
Record of One Day (24–hour exposure with the lens cap)
29. 3. 1986 | Opava – Kateřinky
gelatin silver print, hardboard, wooden frame, 100 × 100 cm
<strong>12 Minutes of Rain</strong><br /><strong>25. 6. 1986</strong> | Opava – Kateřinky<br />gelatin silver print, hardboard, wooden frame, 100 × 100 cm
12 Minutes of Rain
25. 6. 1986 | Opava – Kateřinky
gelatin silver print, hardboard, wooden frame, 100 × 100 cm
<strong>Record of One Day — in memory of all those who died of hunger (24–hour exposure with the lens cap)</strong><br /><strong>28. 12. 1988</strong> | Ostrava – Poruba<br />gelatin silver print, 296 × 298 mm [vintage print]
Record of One Day — in memory of all those who died of hunger (24–hour exposure with the lens cap)
28. 12. 1988 | Ostrava – Poruba
gelatin silver print, 296 × 298 mm [vintage print]
<strong>Purchase at Shop No. 524–11 (“Moscow” Bread, 2 Bread Rolls, 1/2 Cube of Butter, Milk)</strong><br /><strong>29. 12. 1988</strong> | Ostrava – Poruba<br />gelatin silver print, 508 × 513 mm
Purchase at Shop No. 524–11 (“Moscow” Bread, 2 Bread Rolls, 1/2 Cube of Butter, Milk)
29. 12. 1988 | Ostrava – Poruba
gelatin silver print, 508 × 513 mm
<strong>Purchase of 9 AA Batteries at Shop 275–07</strong><br /><strong>29. 12. 1988</strong> | Ostrava – Poruba<br />gelatin silver print, 508 × 513 mm
Purchase of 9 AA Batteries at Shop 275–07
29. 12. 1988 | Ostrava – Poruba
gelatin silver print, 508 × 513 mm
<strong>Returning 11 Deposit Bottles and Subsequent Purchase at Shop No. 032 (Caraway Bread, 2× Lemonade, 3 kg Potatoes, Salt, Butter)</strong><br /><strong>12. 1. 1989</strong> | Ostrava – Poruba<br />gelatin silver print, 508 × 515 mm
Returning 11 Deposit Bottles and Subsequent Purchase at Shop No. 032 (Caraway Bread, 2× Lemonade, 3 kg Potatoes, Salt, Butter)
12. 1. 1989 | Ostrava – Poruba
gelatin silver print, 508 × 515 mm
<strong>May Day Square</strong><br /><strong>29. 12. 1985</strong> | Opava<br />gelatin silver print, hardboard, wooden frame, 100 × 100 cm
May Day Square
29. 12. 1985 | Opava
gelatin silver print, hardboard, wooden frame, 100 × 100 cm
<strong>Red October Square (Lower Square)</strong><br /><strong>29. 12. 1985</strong> | Opava<br />gelatin silver print, 508 × 520  mm
Red October Square (Lower Square)
29. 12. 1985 | Opava
gelatin silver print, 508 × 520 mm
<strong>Mikoláš Aleš Square</strong><br /><strong>25. 12. 1988</strong> | Ostrava – Poruba<br />gelatin silver print, 509 × 516  mm
Mikoláš Aleš Square
25. 12. 1988 | Ostrava – Poruba
gelatin silver print, 509 × 516 mm
<strong>9 ºC — Rain for a Period of 18 Minutes</strong><br /><strong>15. 12. 1989</strong> | Ostrava – Poruba<br />gelatin silver print, hardboard, wooden frame, 100 × 100 cm
9 ºC — Rain for a Period of 18 Minutes
15. 12. 1989 | Ostrava – Poruba
gelatin silver print, hardboard, wooden frame, 100 × 100 cm
<strong>2 ºC for a Period of 14 Minutes</strong><br /><strong>22. 12. 1990</strong> | Ostrava – Poruba<br />gelatin silver print, 508 × 518 mm
2 ºC for a Period of 14 Minutes
22. 12. 1990 | Ostrava – Poruba
gelatin silver print, 508 × 518 mm
<strong>30 Minutes of Relative Silence</strong><br /><strong>30. 8. 1985</strong> | Opava – Kateřinky<br />gelatin silver print, 509 × 513 mm
30 Minutes of Relative Silence
30. 8. 1985 | Opava – Kateřinky
gelatin silver print, 509 × 513 mm
<strong>Krzystof Penderecki: — De Natura Sonoris II</strong><br /><strong>7. 7.  1985</strong> | Opava – Kateřinky<br />gelatin silver print, 508 × 516 mm
Krzystof Penderecki: — De Natura Sonoris II
7. 7. 1985 | Opava – Kateřinky
gelatin silver print, 508 × 516 mm
<strong>John Cage — Music for Marcel Duchamp</strong><br /><strong>6. 10. 1987</strong> | Ostrava – Poruba<br />gelatin silver print, 297 × 297 mm [vintage print]
John Cage — Music for Marcel Duchamp
6. 10. 1987 | Ostrava – Poruba
gelatin silver print, 297 × 297 mm [vintage print]
<strong>Robert Fripp — 1989 (from LP Let The Power Fall — An Album of Frippertronic)</strong><br /><strong>15. 12. 1989</strong> | Ostrava – Poruba<br />gelatin silver print, 295 × 297 mm [vintage print]
Robert Fripp — 1989 (from LP Let The Power Fall — An Album of Frippertronic)
15. 12. 1989 | Ostrava – Poruba
gelatin silver print, 295 × 297 mm [vintage print]
<strong>Nico — The Line (from CD Handing Gardens)</strong><br /><strong>18. 7. 1991</strong> | Ostrava – Poruba<br />gelatin silver print, 509 × 516 mm
Nico — The Line (from CD Handing Gardens)
18. 7. 1991 | Ostrava – Poruba
gelatin silver print, 509 × 516 mm
<strong>Between Two “Buts” (Red Star Radio, Studio 7. Conversation between P. Kudrna and V. Jirčák on the Subject of the Postponed Summit of Central American Countries)</strong><br /><strong>12. 1. 1989</strong> | Ostrava – Poruba<br />gelatin silver print, 297 × 297 mm [vintage print]
Between Two “Buts” (Red Star Radio, Studio 7. Conversation between P. Kudrna and V. Jirčák on the Subject of the Postponed Summit of Central American Countries)
12. 1. 1989 | Ostrava – Poruba
gelatin silver print, 297 × 297 mm [vintage print]
<strong>Samuel Beckett — Play</strong><br /><strong>28. 3. 1986</strong> | Opava – Kateřinky<br />gelatin silver print, 515 × 508 mm
Samuel Beckett — Play
28. 3. 1986 | Opava – Kateřinky
gelatin silver print, 515 × 508 mm
<strong>Jan Švankmajer — The Fall of the House of Usher</strong><br /><strong>[ca 1986]</strong> | Ostrava<br />gelatin silver print, 198 × 297 mm [vintage print]
Jan Švankmajer — The Fall of the House of Usher
[ca 1986] | Ostrava
gelatin silver print, 198 × 297 mm [vintage print]
<strong>6 Films by Jan Švankmajer; I/VI</strong><br /><strong>[probadly 1989 or 1990]</strong> | Opava<br />gelatin silver print, 508 × 515 mm
6 Films by Jan Švankmajer; I/VI
[probadly 1989 or 1990] | Opava
gelatin silver print, 508 × 515 mm
<strong>6 Films by Jan Švankmajer; V/VI</strong><br /><strong>[probadly 1989 or 1990]</strong> | Opava<br />gelatin silver print, 508 × 515 mm
6 Films by Jan Švankmajer; V/VI
[probadly 1989 or 1990] | Opava
gelatin silver print, 508 × 515 mm
<strong>The Time Between Two Doses of V–Penicillin when I Was Sick in October 1987</strong><br /><strong>1. 10. 1987</strong> | Ostrava – Poruba<br />gelatin silver print, hardboard, wooden frame, 100 × 100 cm
The Time Between Two Doses of V–Penicillin when I Was Sick in October 1987
1. 10. 1987 | Ostrava – Poruba
gelatin silver print, hardboard, wooden frame, 100 × 100 cm
<strong>Transfusion of 300 ml of My Blood</strong><br /><strong>14. 12. 1988</strong><br />gelatin silver print, hardboard, wooden frame, 100 × 100 cm
Transfusion of 300 ml of My Blood
14. 12. 1988
gelatin silver print, hardboard, wooden frame, 100 × 100 cm
<strong>The Increase of my Body Temperature from 38.1 °C to 38.6 ºC When I Was Sick in March 1989</strong><br /><strong>1. 3. 1989</strong> | Ostrava – Poruba<br />gelatin silver print, hardboard, wooden frame, 100 × 100 cm
The Increase of my Body Temperature from 38.1 °C to 38.6 ºC When I Was Sick in March 1989
1. 3. 1989 | Ostrava – Poruba
gelatin silver print, hardboard, wooden frame, 100 × 100 cm
<strong>36 Beats of My Heart</strong><br /><strong>22. 12. 1990</strong> | Ostrava – Poruba<br />gelatin silver print, hardboard, wooden frame, 100 × 100 cm
36 Beats of My Heart
22. 12. 1990 | Ostrava – Poruba
gelatin silver print, hardboard, wooden frame, 100 × 100 cm
<strong>Making Love</strong><br /><strong>11. 1. 1989</strong> | Ostrava – Poruba<br />gelatin silver print, hardboard, wooden frame, 100 × 100 cm
Making Love
11. 1. 1989 | Ostrava – Poruba
gelatin silver print, hardboard, wooden frame, 100 × 100 cm
<strong>Nina</strong><br /><strong>28. 12. 1985</strong> | Opava – Kateřinky<br />gelatin silver print, 295 × 299 mm [vintage print]
Nina
28. 12. 1985 | Opava – Kateřinky
gelatin silver print, 295 × 299 mm [vintage print]
<strong>Dinner — Nina (roll, salami, tea)</strong><br /><strong>25. 7. 1985</strong> | Opava – Kateřinky<br />gelatin silver print, 295 × 298 mm [vintage print]
Dinner — Nina (roll, salami, tea)
25. 7. 1985 | Opava – Kateřinky
gelatin silver print, 295 × 298 mm [vintage print]
<strong>Dinner — Jirka (2 rolls, salami, tea)</strong><br /><strong>25. 7. 1985</strong> | Opava – Kateřinky<br />gelatin silver print, 297 × 298 mm [vintage print]
Dinner — Jirka (2 rolls, salami, tea)
25. 7. 1985 | Opava – Kateřinky
gelatin silver print, 297 × 298 mm [vintage print]
<strong>The Softheaded Group (Dalibor Chatrný, Martin Klimeš, Otis Laubert, Václav Malina, Milan Maur, Marián Palla, Ivona Raimanová, Jiří Valoch)</strong><br /><strong>22. 4. 1989</strong> | Rousínov<br />gelatin silver print, hardboard, wooden frame, 100 × 100 cm
The Softheaded Group (Dalibor Chatrný, Martin Klimeš, Otis Laubert, Václav Malina, Milan Maur, Marián Palla, Ivona Raimanová, Jiří Valoch)
22. 4. 1989 | Rousínov
gelatin silver print, hardboard, wooden frame, 100 × 100 cm
<strong>Visiting Aunt and Uncle Marta and Pavel Kolowrat (Meeting my Grandmother and Grandfather Libuše and Hynek Šigut)</strong><br /><strong>21. 12. 1988</strong> | Ostrava – Hrabůvka<br />gelatin silver print, 295 × 296 mm [vintage print]
Visiting Aunt and Uncle Marta and Pavel Kolowrat (Meeting my Grandmother and Grandfather Libuše and Hynek Šigut)
21. 12. 1988 | Ostrava – Hrabůvka
gelatin silver print, 295 × 296 mm [vintage print]
<strong>Nightfall (4:27 pm — 4:32 pm)</strong><br /><strong>13. 1. 1991</strong> | Ostrava – Poruba<br />gelatin silver print, 515 × 509 mm
Nightfall (4:27 pm — 4:32 pm)
13. 1. 1991 | Ostrava – Poruba
gelatin silver print, 515 × 509 mm
<strong>Block (6:00 pm — 7:00 pm)</strong><br /><strong>14. 12. 1988</strong> | Ostrava – Poruba<br />gelatin silver print, 514 × 508 mm
Block (6:00 pm — 7:00 pm)
14. 12. 1988 | Ostrava – Poruba
gelatin silver print, 514 × 508 mm
<strong>Three Automobiles Passing</strong><br /><strong>7. 9. 1987</strong> | Ostrava – Poruba<br />gelatin silver print, hardboard, wooden frame, 100 × 100 cm
Three Automobiles Passing
7. 9. 1987 | Ostrava – Poruba
gelatin silver print, hardboard, wooden frame, 100 × 100 cm
<strong>Between the Passing of Two Buses</strong><br /><strong>24. 2. 1991</strong> | Ostrava – Poruba<br />gelatin silver print, 520 × 509 mm
Between the Passing of Two Buses
24. 2. 1991 | Ostrava – Poruba
gelatin silver print, 520 × 509 mm
<strong>Tento den se již nikdy nebude opakovat</strong><br /><strong>31. 12. 1988</strong> | Ostrava – Poruba<br />gelatin silver print, 296 × 296 mm [vintage print]
Tento den se již nikdy nebude opakovat
31. 12. 1988 | Ostrava – Poruba
gelatin silver print, 296 × 296 mm [vintage print]
<strong>The Corridor That Definitely Nobody Passed Through for 20 Minutes</strong><br /><strong>17. 8. 1985</strong><br />gelatin silver print, 509 × 519  mm
The Corridor That Definitely Nobody Passed Through for 20 Minutes
17. 8. 1985
gelatin silver print, 509 × 519 mm
<strong>The Time Between the Arrival of Two Letters</strong><br /><strong>22.—31. 1. 1991</strong> | Ostrava – Poruba<br />gelatin silver print, 509 × 519  mm
The Time Between the Arrival of Two Letters
22.—31. 1. 1991 | Ostrava – Poruba
gelatin silver print, 509 × 519 mm
<strong>Correspondence with Martin Klimeš</strong><br /><strong>3.—15. 2. 1991</strong> | Ostrava – Poruba<br />gelatin silver print, 508 × 515 mm
Correspondence with Martin Klimeš
3.—15. 2. 1991 | Ostrava – Poruba
gelatin silver print, 508 × 515 mm