Labyrinthe
On View In:
Gallery 276
Artist:   Béatrice Helg  
Title:   Labyrinthe  
Date:   1991  
Medium:   Dye bleach color print  
Dimensions:   25 5/8 x 28 7/8 in. (65.09 x 73.34 cm) (image) 28 1/8 x 31 1/2 in. (71.44 x 80.01 cm) (sheet)  
Credit Line:   The Ethel Morrison Van Derlip Fund  
Location:   Gallery 276  

“One gets lost in this chaotic and luminous universe in search for a pathway, a window to an unexpected personal experience.” – Beatrice Helg Beatrice Helg’s Labyrinthe is a complex image in which stairs, steps and ladder are blending into a multitude of geometrical forms. Dramatic lighting and layers of glass lead the viewer into a mysterious, labyrinthian space. It is unclear, however, where the path will lead. Created in Helg’s studio in 1991, the photograph was the starting point for a new body of work around the theme of stair. Helg elaborates on the meaning: “A stair is not simply a beautiful and forceful architectural element, in my constructions it becomes a metaphor and invites the viewer to a spiritual walk.”

Artist/Creator(s)     
Name:   Helg, Béatrice  
Role:   Photographer  
Nationality:   Swiss  
Life Dates:   Swiss, born 1956  
 

Object Description  
  
Inscriptions:   Signature; Number verso  
Classification:   Photographs  
Creation Place:   Europe, Switzerland, , ,  
Accession #:   92.63  
Owner:   The Minneapolis Institute of Arts