Dieter Appelt
Haus in Oppedette

Haus in Oppedette

© Dieter Appelt / Courtesy Kicken Berlin

Haus in Oppedette
Haus in Oppedette
ArtistGerman, born 1935
CultureGerman
Titles
  • Haus in Oppedette
Date1981–1991
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 17 13/16 × 10 15/16 in. (45.2 × 27.8 cm)
Sheet: 17 7/8 × 11 1/8 in. (45.4 × 28.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Manfred Heiting, the Manfred Heiting Collection
Object number2002.551.2
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
DescriptionThough he later studied art and photography, Dieter Appelt first trained as a baritone and sang with the Deutsche Opera Berlin for nearly sixteen years. In 1979, he left the opera company and traveled extensively for three years in France, Italy, and Mexico. During two trips to Mexico, he became inspired by the epic story of the life of the Aztec mythological figure Quetzacoatl, about which he made a film and a series of photographs. This experience further developed his interest in prehistoric culture, mythology, and built environments, particularly the ruins of the Anazasi, or ancestral Pueblo peoples, in the ‘Four Corners’ region of the United States. Appelt constructed a cliff-dwelling structure mounted onto a rock face, which he left behind to become part of the landscape in the canyon of Oppedette, in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence region of France.
Provenanceartist
Exhibition History“The Will to Architecture,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, April 1–July 6, 2014.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
verso center in pencil: e.a. 1981 Haus Oppedette
verso center in pencil: Appelt

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