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13/3/2014

Richard Mosse

University of New South Wales CBD Campus, Sydney

Mosse was drawn to eastern Congo because of the inherent problems of representing its cancerous cycle of war. Using an extinct type of infrared film once employed by the military to detect camouflaged installations from the air, Mosse renders The Heart of Darkness in irradiating technicolor. With a significantly slower life than images constructed by photojournalism, Mosse's highly aesthetic approach considers problematic imagery from an oblique angle that strategically allows a different temporality in seeing. Mosse embraces the infrared medium's subtle shift in wavelength in an attempt to challenge documentary photography, and engage with the unseen, hidden and intangible aspects of eastern Congo's situation-a tragically overlooked conflict in which 5.4 million people have died of war related causes since 1998. The Enclave comprises six monumental double-sided screens installed in a large darkened chamber creating a physically immersive experience. Opening: 14 March 2014, 6-8pm.

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