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Magdalena Jetelova
(*1946)
Iceland Project,
1992
Material / Technology / Carrier
Silbergelatineabzug auf Aluminiumverbundplatte
Dimensions of the object
124 x 180 cm
Displayed
Not on display
Acquisition
2004 als Leihgabe der Allianz Private Krankenversicherung
Stock
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Sammlung Moderne Kunst
in der Pinakothek der Moderne München
Citation
Magdalena Jetelova, Iceland Project, 1992, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Sammlung Moderne Kunst
in der Pinakothek der Moderne München, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/M0xyRJBLpl (Last updated on 15.05.2024)
In "Iceland Project", a cycle of works created in 1992 by sculptor and photographer Magdalena Jetelová, traces of light cut straight through Iceland’s rough landscape formations. At first glance, Jetelová's land art interventions appear reduced in their execution. Yet, they allude to a quite particular phenomenon: they mark a sub-zone of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, where the North American plate separated from the Eurasian plate millions of years ago. Along this ridge, the artist's ground-based interventions invite us to reflect on enduringly relevant topics, such as the formation of continents as well as climate change. By means of a laser beam whose precise lines seem to literally mill into the deserted terrain, Jetelová’s large-format black and white photographs also address a certain systemic criticism: namely the long-standing and still ongoing discourse around borders as human-made constructs of demarcation.
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