CHANCE | Christian Boltanski
22 January – 26 February 2012

An exciting installation by French artist Christian Boltanski (Paris, 1944). Created for the Biennale of Venice, now specially adapted for the Nederlands Fotomuseum and five weeks on show in Rotterdam. Do not miss this!

CHANCE is a large scaffold with an oversized film strip. Boltanski then assembled in black and white, the faces of children that move through the installation in a never ending loop. Two electronic counting devices record the number of births and deaths in the world. CHANCE is part of Boltanski’s investigation towards the black and white reality of death and life, and his fascination for a series of other contrasts.

Chance is part of the programme BLACK&WHITE, from 2012 to 2014 the central theme of the museum. Three installations and two large theme based exhibitions WHITE in 2012 and BLACK in 2013 are presented. The programme has been made possible with a very special and generous grant of the Wertheimer Fund.

CHANCE from Christian Boltanski is coproduced by Institut français and the Centre national des arts plastiques and received the sponsorship of Citroën.