Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Stephanie Sinclair


Stephanie Sinclair, Self-Immolation in Afghanistan: A Cry for Help, 2005. 
Digital print, dimensions variable. 
Collection of the artist; courtesy VII, New York
http://whitney.org/Exhibitions/2010Biennial/StephanieSinclair

This artist's concept reminds me of my own because she is dealing with women's personal history of abuse. The women in these images demonstrate a rare bravery. The representation of their suffering exposes the everyday violence against women that is made more pernicious when it remains hidden. 

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