Brasília, the capital of Brazil, formally dedicated in 1960, seems more like an architectural myth, a fiction, than a real place. Between the years 2003 and 2009, the Brazilian-Korean artist Lina Kim and the German artist Michael Wesely embarked on a journey into the present-day reality and the archives of this city. One result of their artistic hunt for clues is the »Arquivo Brasília,« a collection of historical photo material on how Brasília came to be. While conducting their research, Kim and Wesely also photographed themselves in Brasília – choosing their backdrops in part as a result of their archival studies. The time-exposure photographs exaggerate the city’s utopian character even further with their diffuse light, providing some unusual per- spectives on this unique place.
Lina Kim’s (*1965) œuvre comprises installations and photography. Her works have been shown in major national and international exhibitions, among them the 25th São Paulo Biennale and at the Martin-Gropius-Bau in Berlin. Michael Wesely (*1963) has taken part in numerous international exhibitions, including the 25th São Paulo Biennale, and had a solo show at the Museum of Modern Art, New York.

Editor: Anette Hüsch
Authors: Anette Hüsch, Dörte Zbikowski, Emilia Stenzel, Gabriel Dorfman, Miguel Chaia, Vera Chaia
Artists: Lina Kim, Michael Wesely

Hardcover
22 x 24,5 cm
168 pages
107 color and b/w ills.
German/English
available
ISBN 978-3-86828-221-4
30 Euro
2011