Jonas Bendiksen Qikiqtarjuaq, Canada, 2004 Farbfotografie, C-Print auf Fuji Crystal Archive Matte, verso signiert, Aufkleber der Agentur Magnum mit Informationen zum Motiv, Print 2016, 9,4 x 13,9 cm auf 15,2 x 15,2 cm. Passepartouriert in einem säurefreien und alterungsbeständigen Passepartout in Museumsqualität (Conservation-Board). “I took this picture in Qikiqtarjuaq, Nunavut, a small village in Northern Canada. At the time, in 2004, I was on a photography assignment for a German magazine. While the location itself was magnificent, a surreal piece of urbanity dropped into vast white wilderness, the story the magazine was running was quite dark. Along with a journalist, I had been sent to try to understand the community’s many social issues. Different generations were struggling to understand one another, as the emergence of the Internet, TV, substance abuse and general feelings of isolation challenged traditional practices such as hunting and fishing. During the two weeks I was there, I struggled with my role as a complete outsider, as I had been sent to observe what felt like very private matters. At the same time, I was enamored as I watched the rituals of daily life unfold amidst all the stark and awesome beauty around us.” – Jonas Bendiksen Jonas Bendiksen, * 8. September 1977 in Tønsberg, Norwegen, norwegischer Fotograf. Bendiksens Fotografien erschienen unter anderem in den Zeitschriften National Geographic, Geo, The Sunday Times Magazine und Newsweek. Seit 2008 ist er Vollmitglied bei Magnum Photos.