Intruders Are Paid in Marble
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LENA SÉRAPHIN 25.10 - 17.11 2002
Leena Kuumola Gallery
Oksasenkatu 11, 00100 Helsinki
Opening hours tue-fri 13-17, sat-sun 13-16
In September 2000 the Austrian photographer Andrea Meinin Bück was arrested for the murder of Michel le Boeuf. Meinin Bück had in 1998 visited Arbresle in Southeastern France on a commission by the foundation Vera Incessu Patuit Dea to document European cultural heritage on the verge of abolition. Her assignment was to photograph the 18th century Louis XV style castle, the Château Guereule. According to what was primarily stated a tragic accident had taken place. A spring mistral cut all electricity supply and a large part of the telephone landlines in the entire Rhóne district where mute. During very heavy nightly rain Le Boeuf had volunteered to ensure the wellbeing of Meinin Bück and her two assistants, Jean-Paul Klevemühle and Steven Aldrich, at the Château Guereule. As was told in 1998 Le Boeuf was mistaken for an intruder. He died of haemorrhage and scull fractures due to blows by a blunt object. But, new evidence and numerous cross examinations led to a more accurate picture of events. Andrea Meinin Bück has been sentenced to serve lifetime in Uckheim, Austria.
The video installation Intruders Are Paid in Marble is based on interviews with Meinin Bück and is a reconstruction of the events. All material is filmed on location in the now abandoned Château Guereule.
All photographs by Andrea Meinin Bück
Photographs by Andrea Meinin Bück
Intruders Are Paid In Marble