Thomas Hirschhorn - The Purple Line

Nero, ISBN 9788880561446,
Pb, 246 pgs, 20 x 30cm
Acqn. 32371
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£33.75
Thomas Hirschhorn delves into the control of images, their authentication as facts, and the possibility of making visible portions of reality removed from our gaze through pixelation, a technique that renders an image unrecognisable. This MAXXI exhibition catalogue examines his research on 'Pixel-Collage', a cycle of works that combine advertising photos with images of mutilated bodies. The cycle aims to stimulate a cultural and political reflection on the visual imagery of the world today and on what is concealed or censored. By pixelating capitalism and consumerism and making visible the grisly reality, the selective logic with which images are normally shown is overturned.