Al Mutanabbi Street Lament (Trapped in the Machine) 2011
Ellen Wallenstein, USA
| Ellen Wallenstein,
New York, USA, 2011 A bomb in a bookstore, an explosion, the end of lives, destruction of past present and future. My response to a request to make art about war was to look at images of war, destruction, and lament through art history. I used images of Iraqi art when possible - the animal figure is an incense burner; the figure of the woman is 12th century sculpture. The original images are xeroxed self-portraits collaged with reproductions of images by known and unknown artists, architects, carvers and weavers.” Self-published by Magcloud.com. 2011. Open edition. 11 x 8.5 closed, 11x 17” open. 'Zine, printed offset, 20 pages (including covers) Ellen Wallenstein is a photographer, writer and professor based in New York City. She currently teaches photography and book arts at the School of Visual Arts and Pratt Institute. She is a NYFA Photography Fellow who shoots long-term documentary projects. Ellen's photographs are in various public and private collections, and have been exhibited internationally. Her work has appeared in Afterimage, Artweek, Fraction, spot, The Sun, and Third Coast magazines. Her other professional experiences include Artist-in-Residence, Photo Archivist, Curator and Tarot Card Reader. www.ellenwallenstein.com |