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The Right to be Forgotten
2021 - Ongoing



I am reproducing a Google-found portrait of the first man to successfully claim his ‘Right to be Forgotten’ in the European Court of Justice. His successful lawsuit made his quest to be forgotten very memorable. I look for reproduction techniques that simultaneously show and alter his portrait. The internet does not forget and so we are faced with ever-growing personal archives online. For this body of work I use photographic reproduction as a means to reflect on endless circulation; the resilience of the image.




The Right to be Forgotten – The Cyanotype, 2021 29,3 x 38,4 cm / 11.5 x 15.1 in. Cyanotype on Steinbach, Artist Frame. The Right to be Forgotten – The Head Shot, 2021 15,2 x 20,2 cm / 5.9 x 8 in. Archival pigment print on baryta paper, Artist Frame. The Right to be Forgotten – The Monoprint (Ghost Print), 2024 70 x 100 cm / 27.6 x 39.4 in. Printing Ink on Kraft Paper, Artist Frame. The Right to be Forgotten – The Code, 2021 29,7 x 35,5 cm / 11.7 x 13.8 in. Graphite on Paper, Artist Frame. The Right to be Forgotten – The Unfixed Print, 2021 19,5 x 24,8 cm / 7.7 x 9.8 in. Unfixed gelatin silver print, Artist Frame. The Right to be Forgotten – The Image Transfer, 2021 29,3 x 38,4 cm / 11.5 x 15.1 in. Image transfer on wood, Artist Frame. The Right to be Forgotten – The Drawing, 2021 50 x 65 cm / 19.7 x 25.6 in. Graphite on graph paper, Artist Frame. The Right to be Forgotten – The Dia, 2021 2,5 x 4 cm / 19.7 x 25.6 in. Laser Print on Polyester, Artist Frame. The Right to be Forgotten – The Toyobo Etch, 2023 28 x 39 cm / 11 x 15.4 in. Toyobo Etch on Paper, Artist Frame. The Right to be Forgotten – The Negative, 2021 55 x 73 cm / 21.7 x 28.7 in. Print on Polyester, Artist Frame. The Right to be Forgotten – The Reverse Image Search, 2021 29,7 x 21 cm / 11.7 x 8.3 in. Archival Pigment Print on Tracing Paper, Artist Frame.






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