Untitled (00.2), 2000

Untitled (00.2), 2000

Uta Barth
Germany, b. 1958, active United States
From the series Untitled, 2000–2002
Dye coupler prints
© Uta Barth

Uta Barth created this series while traveling in unfamiliar cities, hurrying along, often finding herself lost. She became interested in the things she noticed out of the corner of her eye, which caused her to “double take.” These two works depict the Tate Modern in London while the museum was under construction in 2000. As viewers shift their eyes from one point of scrutiny to the next, the image they have just been looking at—bits of reflected light—moves into the periphery.