Hans-Christian Schink
Rötha

Rötha
Rötha
Rötha
CultureGerman
Titles
  • Rötha
Date2000
PlaceRötha, Germany
MediumChromogenic print
DimensionsImage: 13 1/3 × 16 3/4 in. (33.9 × 42.5 cm)
Sheet: 15 1/2 × 18 3/4 in. (39.4 × 47.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Bob and Cindi Blakely
Object number2002.132
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Department
Photography
Object Type
DescriptionDespite the bright, candy-colors of the houses that dominate Hans-Christian Schink’s Rötha, the scene is rather stark and somber. The miniscule patches of landscape dotting each property in this German town contain only a handful of plants, each in various stages of wilting. Many of the homeowners have eschewed simple grass, preferring the easyto-maintain, lifeless, brown mulch. Though sprinkled with personalized touches—lawn ornaments and window boxes—on the whole, Schink’s scene suggests the weariness and dissatisfaction of such a regulated, compliant existence.
Provenance[FotoFest International, Houston]; Bob and Cindi Blakely; given to MFAH, 2004.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Marked in ink on verso lower center: Hans-Christian Schink "Rõtha // 2000 / AP I/III
Signed in ink on verso lower center: Schink

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