Broomberg & Chanarin Spirit is a bone - Series 3, 2013 Glass, paint, C-type print, string
Variable Dimensions
Broomberg and Chanarin’s series of portraits, 'Spirit is a Bone' (2013), were created by a facial recognition system recently developed in Moscow for public security and border control surveillance. These portraits are the product of a system designed for facial recognition purposes in public areas. What is significant about this camera is that it is designed to make portraits without the co-operation of the subject; four lenses operating in tandem to generate a full frontal image of the face, ostensibly looking directly into the camera, even if the subject himself is unaware of being photographed. Co-opting this device, Broomberg & Chanarin have constructed their own taxonomy of portraits in contemporary Russia.
104 Unique prints from a series of 10 different editions
Contains:
The Bricklayer
The Gas Man
The Middle Class Woman
The Dadaist
The City Dweller
The Industrialist
The Wife of a Writer
The Carpenter
The Industrialist's Wife
The Doctor
The Nun
The Painter
The Real Estate Agent
