Alma Haser
We're sitting beautifully in the ink (Wir sitzen schön in der Tinte), 2023
Archival Pigment Print, painted half in blue ink
Unframed: 41.9 x 60cm
Framed: 41.9 x 60cm
Framed: 41.9 x 60cm
Edition of 6 plus 2 artist's proofs
From £1,500 + VAT
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This expression means; To be in trouble through one’s own fault. This idiom dates back to the 16th century, when it was first used in 1520 by German preacher Johann...
This expression means; To be in trouble through one’s own fault.
This idiom dates back to the 16th century, when it was first used
in 1520 by German preacher Johann Geiler von Kaysersberg who
said, “You are full of sin … you are stuck in ink”. In this instance, ink
is symbolic of a stained mess that is hard to get off.
The image of being sat in a puddle of ink paints a vivid picture of
being in a mess of your own creation. If you’re “sitting beautifully in
the ink” you’re in an unfortunate situation that you want to get out
of as quickly as possible.
This idiom dates back to the 16th century, when it was first used
in 1520 by German preacher Johann Geiler von Kaysersberg who
said, “You are full of sin … you are stuck in ink”. In this instance, ink
is symbolic of a stained mess that is hard to get off.
The image of being sat in a puddle of ink paints a vivid picture of
being in a mess of your own creation. If you’re “sitting beautifully in
the ink” you’re in an unfortunate situation that you want to get out
of as quickly as possible.
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