" R. Capa Revisited in Double Shot" (2003)
Exhibition:
"It s Photographic!", Gallery Gustaff Gimm, Copenhagen, (2003) curated by Louise Wolthers.Participating artists: Thyra Hilden, Christian Bretton Meyer, Nanna Hoem, Hesselholdt & Mejlvang and Kirsten Otzen Keck
Art work: A series of 2 photos (30x 45 cm) and a rotoscoped video.Video dur:04:40 min/ loop/ no sound/ miniDV PAL
Flat wall mounted 17 inch screen for the video, and custom made small computer to run the video, also wall mounted.
The photos show people expressing horror in an amusement park, and Robert Capas documentary Photograph of a soldier being shot in the spanish civil war.The video is made of rotoscoped footage of crowds in an amusement park, watching others try out the attraction called "Double Shot".
It has been speculated upon , whether Capaś photo was staged, rather than being a depiction of the moment.