Project

While exploring a vast box of slides at a flea market, I discovered images entitled “Apollo XII”. They capture the rocket’s lift-off through a television broadcast, freezing an almost unreal moment. The Apollo 12 mission was launched on November 14, 1969, and represents the second mission to land on the Moon. This mission is also known for astronaut Conrad’s emblematic phrase: “It’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”

Whoever took these photos from their television may have been trying to immortalize a historic moment. However, the simple act of photographing a television broadcast can be interpreted as a reflection on the mediation of the event through another medium, adding complexity to the collective visual memory.

Legends

1. serie of 43 slides on carousel slide projector, 41x60cm
installation view, Luna Lunga, espace libre, Biel/Bienne - CH, 2023, © Simone Haug