Andy Wiener
, Scottish, b.1959
Title
Death Scene, 2002Date2003
MediumC-type print
Dimensions
30.5 × 40.5 cm
Signedon verso, lower right: ANDY WI
Credit LinePresented, Zelda Cheatle, 2024
Object numberNGI.2024.71.28
DescriptionThe British photographer Andy Wiener has worked in the staged photography genre since the mid-1980s. Wiener intentionally stages every element of the composition in advance of capturing an image, often incorporating props and costumes. This allows him full control over how an idea is realised. This photograph is part of a wider series of the same title ‘Death Scenes’. It was a response to his move from London to the outer suburbs of London near the M25 in 1997. Wiener states: “I am thinking about how materialism has worked its way into the core of our identities, and the impact of this on the natural world.” This image is part of a portfolio of 30 photographs published by Zelda Cheatle in 2003 to celebrate 15 years of exhibitions in her London gallery. The artists included in this collection reflect Cheatle’s aim to highlight the work of important twentieth century photographers while at the same time exhibiting and supporting emerging artists. The photographs range from digital prints to silver gelatin prints and cyanotypes.
Inscriptionon verso, lower right: 2002/ “Death”
ProvenancePresented, Zelda Cheatle, 2024Exhibition HistoryZelda Cheatle Gallery , London, 2003