Siberia - Lake Baïkal Camping , 1993
C-print
25 x 38 cm
Edition of 10 plus 3 artist's proofs
Exhibitions
2013, ‘Let's sit down before we go’, Paris Photo at in camera galerie, Paris, FR
2012, ‘Let’s sit down before we go’, FOAM, Amsterdam NL
Literature
Bertien van Manen, ‘Let’s sit down before we go’ (2011) published by MACK, London
This photo is included in Bertien van Manen’s book 'Let’s sit down before we go’ (2011), selected and sequenced by Stephen Gill. The photos in this book have been made between 1991 and 2009 in Russia, Moldova, Kazachstan, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, Tatarstan, Georgia. The title of these series, ‘Lets’s sit down before we go’, is a metaphor for the subject of the images. An old habit in Russia. Before leaving for a long journey, people sit down for a moment and think about where they will be going and why.
