Word: fontcuberta
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Dates: during 2003-2003
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...most famous work, “Fauna Secreta,” Fontcuberta created stunningly realistic documentation of a surreal host of Darwin-defying plants and animals, all dutifully photographed, scientifically named and explained by the fictitious German biologist Dr. Peter Ameisenhaufen, one of Fontcuberta’s alter egos. While “Fauna Secreta” has since toured many well-known art museums such as the Museum of Modern Art in New York, it was first exhibited at the National Museum of Natural History in Madrid as a genuine scientific catalog. With no posted indication that this exhibit...
...never lie,” says Fontcuberta. “I just let people be confused...
...Picasso Museum of Miami,” is to force the public to question accepted truths. He is adamant that photography does not directly reflect the real world; rather, it is a message filtered through the many lenses of intellectual, cultural and historical dogma. By decoding these biases, Fontcuberta believes we come closer to the truth...
Manipulating the truth is Joan Fontcuberta’s favorite game, but not everyone likes to play. “I have been threatened, insulted, but I must accept these types of reactions,” says Fontcuberta. Ultimately, Fontcuberta hopes that his art serves a useful and instructive purpose, reminding people of the subjectivity of truth and the limits of one’s own perception. “My work is like a vaccination,” he says, “I try to introduce a virus of innocent hoaxes to provoke innocent reactions?...
...Fontcuberta realizes that his work is a long term project and its value may not be soon fully understood. Like a true teacher, being appreciated isn’t as important as conveying a message for Fontcuberta. “I am patient,” he says...