ROGER EBERHARD – old 2

Roger Eberhard, 24th Parallel South, Chile
Roger Eberhard
24th Parallel South, Chile, 2018

Archival pigment print
93 x 73cm, Edition of 5
184 x 144cm, Edition of 3

Courtesy of Robert Morat Galerie, Berlin & Mai 36 Galerie, Zürich
© Roger Eberhard

'Human Territoriality’ is a powerful and timely series by Swiss artist Roger Eberhard.

The work captures “places where borders used to run through. Borders that don’t exist there anymore”, questioning the meaning of these impermanent demarcations in a time of mass migration and rising nationalism.

The series feels even more poignant and relevant today, with international borders closed and the concept of ‘inside vs outside’ intensely magnified.

Roger’s most recent project ‘Human Territoriality’ captures former borders across the world, lines that have shifted, completely vanished or that are disputed and challenged today. He visited 42 locations over 3.5 years.
100th Meridian, USA, 2018
100th Meridian, USA, 2018
Roger Eberhard
100th Meridian, USA, 2018

Archival pigment print
93 x 73cm, Edition of 5
184 x 144cm, Edition of 3

Courtesy of Robert Morat Galerie, Berlin & Mai 36 Galerie, Zürich
© Roger Eberhard
Kardak/Imia, Greece/Turkey, 2018
Kardak/Imia, Greece/Turkey, 2018
Roger Eberhard
Kardak/Imia, Greece/Turkey, 2018

Archival pigment print
93 x 73cm, Edition of 5
184 x 144cm, Edition of 3

Courtesy of Robert Morat Galerie, Berlin & Mai 36 Galerie, Zürich
© Roger Eberhard

“Borders are to be seen first and foremost as a means of separation. As a division between two sides, and as a definition of “here” and “there”... And, no matter all claims to permanence, there is nothing quite as mutable. It is indeed ironic that so many people [...] harbour such a sense of pride and protectionism with regard to their borders, even though these are fictitious entities in constant flux [...]”

_ ROGER EBERHARD

“I started this body of work with the intention to show the fluidity and impermanence of the political borders today.”

_ ROGER EBERHARD

Dahala Khagrabari, Bangladesh, 2019
Dahala Khagrabari, Bangladesh, 2019
Roger Eberhard
Dahala Khagrabari, Bangladesh, 2019

Archival pigment print
93 x 73cm, Edition of 5
184 x 144cm, Edition of 3

Courtesy of Robert Morat Galerie, Berlin & Mai 36 Galerie, Zürich
© Roger Eberhard

“The locked borders across the world due to the outbreak of the corona virus made many people realize that borders and the policies concerning them are never quite set in stone. [...] This current situation, besides all the hardship and suffering, also sheds light on the fugacity of political borders.”

_ ROGER EBERHARD

Walvis Bay, Namibia, 2019
Walvis Bay, Namibia, 2019
Roger Eberhard
Walvis Bay, Namibia, 2019

Archival pigment print
93 x 73cm, Edition of 5
184 x 144cm, Edition of 3

Courtesy of Robert Morat Galerie, Berlin & Mai 36 Galerie, Zürich
© Roger Eberhard

“A line in the sand is not always a limit, as well as a border is not always a line in the sand. A line is geometry, a border is interpretation.”

_ HENK VAN HOUTUM

Roger Eberhard, ‘Human Territoriality’,
published by Edition Patrick Frey, 2020

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Diana Poole is a Zürich-based art advisor specialised in photography. She supports clients to build and grow art collections advising on the acquisition, management and presentation of modern and contemporary works. Diana also curates exhibitions and organises art events.
Diana Poole is a Zürich-based art advisor specialised in photography. She supports clients to build and grow art collections advising on the acquisition, management and presentation of modern and contemporary works. Diana also curates exhibitions and organises art events.