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'Monumental Moments' consists of anonymous private prints, which he calls ‘orphan snapshots’. They show an unknown Japanese ‘Mom’ and ‘Girl’.

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While browsing an auction site full of second-hand snapshots, Erik Lieber (NL) bought the first five images of what would grow into a collection of 929 amateur snapshots over the next ten years. 'Monumental Moments' consists of anonymous private prints, which he calls ‘orphan snapshots’. They show an unknown Japanese ‘Mom’ and ‘Girl’. The collection is almost entirely defined by the repetitive manner in which both women were photographed, preferably in or near tourist attractions. Each picture looks like an ordinary family snapshot. But the more the collection grew, the more questions it raised. 'Monumental Moments' evokes associations and questions about the transience of self-images. Is this perhaps a memento mori?

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While browsing an auction site full of second-hand snapshots, Erik Lieber (NL) bought the first five images of what would grow into a collection of 929 amateur snapshots over the next ten years. 'Monumental Moments' consists of anonymous private prints, which he calls ‘orphan snapshots’. They show an unknown Japanese ‘Mom’ and ‘Girl’. The collection is almost entirely defined by the repetitive manner in which both women were photographed, preferably in or near tourist attractions. Each picture looks like an ordinary family snapshot. But the more the collection grew, the more questions it raised. 'Monumental Moments' evokes associations and questions about the transience of self-images. Is this perhaps a memento mori?

Biografie

Erik Lieber (1950) is an artist and former doctor who, in addition to his medical work in social and public health care, made several (solo) exhibitions as a photographer beginning in 1983. Since 2014, his work has focused on found photography, exploring themes such as the relationship between ways of looking and the underlying value systems and images of man. In addition to his artistic work, Lieber has contributed to the art world as a gallery owner, publisher and board member of several foundations. He is also the author of several publications on art and organisational development.

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