Alfredo Jaar : Shadows (Berlin : Galerie Thomas Schulte, 2018)
Shadows is the second of a trilogy of works dedicated to a single image. The first, titled The Sound of Silence, was, according to Jacques Ranciere, a “theater built for a single image.” The image in this first work was taken by South African photographer Kevin Carter in South Sudan, an image for which he received the Pulitzer Prize. Shortly after, Carter committed suicide. The Sound of Silence has been exhibited 27 times in the last 15 years, in 18 countries and eight languages. This second work, Shadows, is based on an extraordinary photograph by Dutch photographer Koen Wessing (1942-2011). Taken in Estelí, Nicaragua during the last days of the Somoza Regime in 1978, the photograph captures the moment of absolute grief of two young women who have just learned of the death of their father.(from publisher)
Alfredo Jaar : Shadows, Galerie Thomas Schulte, Berlin, 11 february to 15 april 2017
This booklet is in poster form
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Keywords: Jaar, Alfredo