Benjamin Füglister acquired 12 photo-portraits which he transformed into the series Remember. They are purposely composed “friendship images” of Philippine women with their western companions, souvenirs of special moments in the lives of the portrayed couples. The pictures were originally sold in twos, so that each could have their own copy. Whether the relationships documented in these photos were lasting remains an unanswered question. The artist had the images of the couples painted in oils, alluding to classic family portraits. Mounted on Aludibond, the series Remember plays with the status of the photograph and with the alleged immortality of captured dreams, staged by Füglister with a gracious frivolousness. - Christoph Tannert, Curator, Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin, Germany
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Untitled, from Remember. 1999/2007. 42 x 60 cm, oil on canvas mounted on dibond
Untitled, from Remember. 1999/2007. 42 x 60 cm, oil on canvas mounted on dibond
Untitled, from Remember. 1999/2007. 42 x 60 cm, oil on canvas mounted on dibond
Untitled, from Remember. 1999/2007. 42 x 60 cm, oil on canvas mounted on dibond
Untitled, from Remember. 1999/2007. 42 x 60 cm, oil on canvas mounted on dibond
Untitled, from Remember. 1999/2007. 42 x 60 cm, oil on canvas mounted on dibond
Untitled, from Remember. 1999/2007. 42 x 60 cm, oil on canvas mounted on dibond
Untitled, from Remember. 1999/2007. 42 x 60 cm, oil on canvas mounted on dibond
Untitled, from Remember. 1999/2007. 42 x 60 cm, oil on canvas mounted on dibond
Untitled, from Remember. 1999/2007. 42 x 60 cm, oil on canvas mounted on dibond
Untitled, from Remember. 1999/2007. 42 x 60 cm, oil on canvas mounted on dibond
Untitled, from Remember. 1999/2007. 42 x 60 cm, oil on canvas mounted on dibond
This is the video documentation of the piclet.org / PopUp / #1 / Berlin / Seduction. Including work by Erika Lust, Benjamin Füglister / Pawel Jaszczuk / Moira Lovell and Noritoshi Hirakawa.