However, instead of granting the viewer the opportunity to
gaze upon a subject these «portraits» are figureless, leaving the viewer to contemplate the absence of our community members who are behind bars.
Not exact matches
Artist, activist, and member of the black LGTBI community in Johannesburg, Muholi draws
upon «the performative and expressive language of theatre, and the highly stylized archetype of black and white fashion photography,» according to a press release, to create a series of self - portraits in which she is both
subject and
gaze, participant and creator.
«Though the works effectively resist the hype around 3 - D modeling, they also comment
upon the objects they depict: By
subjecting them to an algorithm's
gaze, Valla's works transform the originals from the unitary, transcendent objects of our contemplation into provisional artifacts whose reception is necessarily conditioned by discourses and technologies alike.»