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“We live in a time in this society
where history is being reconstructed
and opinions are clearly misinterpreted as evidence-based facts. What constitutes as accurate, reliable information is important for us to know and be reminded of at this time.
I research forgeries, stolen artwork, plagiarism, memory, censorship, misattribution, the writing and re-writing of histories, evaluating the gap between accuracy and fiction. A photograph is often perceived to be an objective arbiter of truth, but realistically it is just as open to manipulation as the process of recording history. Photography can alter our entire perception of reality via editing, interpretation, and desensitization, as well as by constructing a hyper-reality and depicting pseudo-events. My goal is to create broad awareness of our shortcomings in recording and portraying history so people understand it not as static stories frozen and dead in the past, but as a medium of active engage- ment—a living, breathing investigation into what came before us, constantly striving to reach the truth.”
Losing the Collection
pigmented inkjet print inventory tags, string tableau 18'' x 72'' x 12''
Sarah neSBitt