Vera Lutter (German, born 1960). Samar Hussein, 2003–2009. Inkjet print, 22 1/2 x 30 in. (57.2 x 76.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Richard J. Kempe, by exchange, 2009.36.1. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Image courtesy of Carolina Nitsch Contemporary Art, CUR.2009.36.1_Carolina_Nitsch_Contemporary_Art_photo.jpg)
Vera Lutter (German, born 1960). Samar Hussein, 2003–2009. Inkjet print, 22 1/2 x 30 in. (57.2 x 76.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Richard J. Kempe, by exchange, 2009.36.1. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2009.36.1_PS6.jpg)
Samar Hussein
Photography
In the portfolio Samar Hussein Vera Lutter commemorates the civilian deaths caused by the war in Iraq since the invasion on March 20, 2003. The title derives from the name of the thirteen-year-old Iraqi girl who was the first recorded civilian casualty. Lutter adopts images of a hibiscus flower’s life cycle, from the opening of the bud to the blossom’s final disintegration, as a metaphor of the transience of human existence. The petals’ reds, pinks, and ivories, which mimic the tones of human flesh, further underscore the comparison.
PORTFOLIO/SERIES
Samar Hussein, 2003-2009
PUBLISHER
Carolina Nitsch Contemporary Art
MEDIUM
Inkjet print
DATES
2003–2009
DIMENSIONS
22 1/2 x 30 in. (57.2 x 76.2 cm) (show scale)
SIGNATURE
Signed, numbered and dated
COLLECTIONS
Photography
ACCESSION NUMBER
2009.36.1
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Richard J. Kempe, by exchange
EXHIBITIONS
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Vera Lutter (German, born 1960). Samar Hussein, 2003–2009. Inkjet print, 22 1/2 x 30 in. (57.2 x 76.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Richard J. Kempe, by exchange, 2009.36.1. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Image courtesy of Carolina Nitsch Contemporary Art, CUR.2009.36.1_Carolina_Nitsch_Contemporary_Art_photo.jpg)
EDITION
Edition: 2/12
IMAGE
overall, CUR.2009.36.1_Carolina_Nitsch_Contemporary_Art_photo.jpg. Image courtesy of Carolina Nitsch Contemporary Art
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RIGHTS STATEMENT
© Vera Lutter
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