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Six Photographs of People I Don't Know
Ligia Bouton. Six Photographs of People I Don't Know, 2006–2007.
Description:
Six Photographs of People I Don’t Know is a multi-media project based on old photographs I have found and collected. This project is an exploration of the secret narrative that is held inside each of these discarded images. The people in the photographs are completely unknown to me; their names, personalities, secrets, loves, and passions have been essentially lost. However, the photographic image cannot help but suggest narratives about the people depicted. A dress or hat attracts our attention and remind us of someone we know. A facial expression leads us to surmise the individual’s character or mood. This is the ultimate paradox of these photographs: although we can create a thousand stories from each image, we are always aware that these histories are fictive and the individuals in each image remain completely anonymous.
Medium:
Installation
Tags:
performance, installation, video, old photographs, fabric, reenactment
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Eastern Parkway/Brooklyn Museum