Confession Scene (River), 2021
Color photographs, each unique in a series of six, framed. 84 x 56 cm each.
Tribute to the pivotal scene of “My Own Private Idaho” (1991) directed by Gus Van Sant, in which Mike (River Phoenix) confesses his love for his best friend Scott (Keanu Reeves) beside a campfire off the road in the desert of Idaho. Each of the six unique pieces consists of a framed photograph of a recently extinguished campfire.
Confession Scene (River #1), 2021
Confession Scene (River #2), 2021
Confession Scene (River #3), 2021
Confession Scene (River #4), 2021
Confession Scene (River #5), 2021
Confession Scene (River #6), 2021
Screenshot from an extended scene between Mike and Scott beside the fire as featured in "My Own Private River" (2012), James Franco's re-imagining of "My Own Private Idaho" (1991).