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Aleksandra Vajd and Hynek Alt usually work and exhibit jointly, drawing upon this dual (double) identity in several artistic projects. Photography serves as a means of revaluating the visual perception of the work and photography itself. They usually highlight the problematic of perception by means of exhibitions installed with an emphasis on the whole and with a focus on the specific space. That which is depicted in the photography is (re)enriched by the third dimension.

Whatever the specific subject matter, most projects have something to say about photography, and several are completely devoted to the question of the specific mediality of photography. This is achieved in various ways, be this by means of photographs of the photographed (Two Sides of One Story, 2009; Exposed, 2005), uncovering the genuine character of the thing hidden behind the image (Nightwatch, 2006; You Can´t Change the Weather, 2011), exploring the anchorage of the photography in text (Snapshots, 2009), manipulating reality using life-size photographic imagery (Lifesize, 2009), or placing the work in non-gallery environments (Door No.1, 2008). A kind of apotheosis of photography (painting with light) as well a radical critique thereof is represented by a video with camera suspended in the process of photographing, emitting and receiving at the same time, aggressively dazzling and yet recording its surroundings (Lighthouse, 2009).

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