Self Redaction II

2008

Cyanotype and transfer on silk banner,

paper stack, digital prints, lcd sign.

Self Redaction II , detail. Paper stack of redacted 2004 CIA document on the use of water boarding.

Self Redaction II , detail. Luna Moth Panel, cyanotype on silk.

Self Redaction II, detail. 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)

Self Redaction II , detail. Tipsy Imperial Concubine Panel, antique rose, cyanotype on silk. 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 texts and images.

Self Redaction II, detail. Window Text, digital print, left panel.

Text speculating on the role of self loathing within the context of the 'other' and our collective responsibility towards one another.

Self Redaction II, detail. Window Text, digital print.

Self Redaction II, detail. Paper Stack, Waterboarding drawing.

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