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Tacita Dean<br />
Götterdämmerung, Aus: Russian Ending<br />
Ein Sklave des Kapitals, Aus: Russian Ending<br />
Der Rückzug nach Verdun, Aus: Russian Ending<br />
La Bataille d’Arras, Aus: Russian Ending<br />
The Russian Ending<br />
The twenty photo gravures by British artist Tacita Dean are based on a collection of historical postcards<br />
showing occurrences, minor and major accidents, disasters and tragedies of the early 20th century. Each<br />
image bears the name of its original card, i.e. “Explosion in dem Kanal”, “The Tragedy of Hughesovka<br />
Bridge”, or “La Bataille d’Arras”. In her own handwriting, Tacita Dean has added instructions implying that<br />
these are fictional events, and liberating the postcards from their role as historical witnesses. Rather, they<br />
represent the Final Ending, disastrous final scenes of fictitious films. The title of the cycle refers to a practice<br />
in Danish silent film production. In those days alternative endings were made for each film – an optimistic<br />
happy ending for the American market, and a tragic one for the Russian audiences.<br />
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