Collin Williams
Self Redaction 25'x 52 " 2008 Cyanotype and transfer on silk banner, paper stack, lcd sign. |
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Self Redaction, detail. Paper stack of redacted 2004 CIA document on the use of water boarding. |
Self Redaction, detail. Luna Moth Panel with LCD sign. The sign displayed the entire text from both the Luna Moth and the Tipsy Imperial Concubine (rose) panels without editing. |
Self Redaction, detail. Tipsy Imperial Concubine Panel with redacted text. The panel presents a personal narrative speculating about the name of the rose Tipsy Imperial Concubine. The text has been redacted to the point that the original text takes on multiple meanings, especially in juxtaposition with the government redacted image of soldiers carrying the coffin of an American casualty of the Iraq War. |
Tipsy Imperial Concubine, antique rose, cyanotype on silk. |
Government redacted image of soldiers carrying the coffin of an unidentified American casualty of the Iraq War. One of the first images of American causalities released by the government as the result of a FOIA request. (Freedom of Information Act)
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