Peter Puklus

Peter Puklus’ campaign visualises various interpretations of a sculpted self-portrait. In creating the sculpture, Puklus reinterpreted the only remaining photograph of a sculpture by Hungarian avant-garde artist Joseph Csaky (Head, 1913), which was either lost or destroyed. The artist photographed the sculpture in various contexts, superimposing different colour-palettes onto the scene, resulting in a series of photographs. These images – only three of which are pictured above – do not depict a final state; they are part of a process, a performance.

Related content:
Introducing the Unseen 2015 Campaign
Expanding the Unseen 2015 Campaign
Unseen 2015 by Jörg Colberg on Conscientious Photo Magazine
Interview by Tytus Szabelski in Magenta Magazine
Interview by Szilvi Német in Artmagazin
#UnseenASX – Associative Methods, Inherent Algorithms and History Through the Self-portrait: A Conversation with Peter Puklus by Michael Salu on American Suburb X

© Video: Esra Sakir

© Photo: Jörg Colberg