Harburg Sand, 1988

Harburg Sand consists of six identical postcard images of a Hamburg suburb, suggesting a temporal sequence. The texts, dated from June 12 to June 17, 1988, combine everyday observations with the systematic calculation of numerical values. By crossing out the word "today" and adding date digits, Hanne Darboven addresses the contradictory nature of time in this edition – a moment that both passes and is preserved.
The work is part of the collection of MoMA, New York.