Alma Haser
To be a nose length ahead (Jemandem um eine Nasenlänge voraus sein), 2025
Archival pigment print
Unframed: 25 x 31cm
Framed: 28 x 33cm
Framed: 28 x 33cm
Edition of 10 plus 2 artist's proofs
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This expression means; To hold a narrow lead over somebody. This idiom likely originates from the world of equestrian sports. The “nose length” refers to the length of a horse’s...
This expression means; To hold a narrow lead over somebody.
This idiom likely originates from the world of equestrian sports. The
“nose length” refers to the length of a horse’s head. If one horse
was “a nose length ahead” of another in a race, it means it crossed
the finish line just before the other horse.
This idiom likely originates from the world of equestrian sports. The
“nose length” refers to the length of a horse’s head. If one horse
was “a nose length ahead” of another in a race, it means it crossed
the finish line just before the other horse.