Cora Pongracz (1943 – 2003)
Arnulf Rainer, Leibnitz, October 1969
From the edition »Austrian Avant-Garde of the 1970s«
Limited edition of 5
Cora Pongracz met Arnulf Rainer when he had just begun to develop his examination of physiognomy and performative self-dramatization into an independent photographic work complex. Rainer's photo booth works from 1968/69 were not taken as self-portraits, but should rather capture the expressive qualities of grimaces. He took the same poses of mimic distortion for Pongracz's photographs.
Hence, the fact that Arnulf Rainer no longer leaves the recording to a machine, but to the photographer, represents an important step to the next stage in his photographic work, the performative »Fotoséances«. This collaboration is significant for Pongracz's own way of working insofar as she was particularly interested in interactions and role shifts between author and model or between self and pose in the photographic setting.
Gelatin silver print from the original negative, print date: 2015
Image dimensions 30 x 45 cm (30 x 45 inch)
Mounting, Framing Archival mat board 50 x 65 cm and frame on request
Condition
Double weight baryta paper, semi-matte surface
Annotations
Edition number and estate stamp »Nachlass Cora Pongracz © OstLicht« on the reverse
Literature
S. Eiblmayr, R. Iglar, M. Mauracher (ed.), Cora Pongracz. Fotografie, Edition Fotohof Salzburg 2001, p. 25.; M. Röbl, P. Coeln (ed.), Cora Pongracz. Das fotografische Werk, Vienna 2016, p. 85.
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