“Almost a Star!” – Tracey Moffatt vs. Viktoria Rebensburg
What could be more tragic than coming Fourth in the final of an Olympic games race? It’s sadder than coming last because when you come Fourth you have just missed out on a medal. You almost made it, but you just missed out. Fourth means that you are almost good. Not the worst (which has it’s own perverted glamour) but almost. Almost a star! [...]
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- Tracey Moffatt “Fourth”, 2001
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- XXI. Olympische Winterspiele, Ski Alpin, Riesenslalom der Frauen, 2. Lauf, Donnerstag (25.02.10), Whistler Creekside: Viktoria Rebensburg gewann Gold.*
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- Tracey Moffatt “Fourth”, 2001
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- Tracey Moffatt “Fourth”, 2001, 26 colour ink print on canvas, 35,6 x 45,7 cm
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- Tracey Moffatt “Fourth”, 2001, 26 colour ink print on canvas, 35,6 x 45,7 cm
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- Tracey Moffatt “Fourth”, 2001, 26 colour ink print on canvas, 35,6 x 45,7 cm
My photo series Fourth is no great document of the Sydney 2000 Olympics. I think I’m trying to say something grand about competition in general. That it’s beautiful to try. That to reach a final at an Olympic Games is a great achievement. To even be invited to participate in the Olympic Games is a great achievement. To even be athletic in general is a great achievement. To get yourself up and walk down the street is a great achievement. To wake up and face another hideous day is a great achievement. To even think about what you are going to do in the next hour is a great achievement. I could go on and on. Like I said, I have a different take on it all.**
* http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-52288-9.html (25.02.2010)
** Tracey Moffat, 2001: http://lagallery-frankfurt.de/moffatt8.html (25.02.2010)