Get us in your inbox

Search

Richard Mosse, 'Infra (Photographies de l'est du Congo, 2010-2012)'

  • 3 out of 5 stars
  • Recommended
  1. © Richard Mosse
    © Richard Mosse
  2. 'Colonel Soleil's Boys', 2010 / © Richard Mosse
    'Colonel Soleil's Boys', 2010 / © Richard Mosse
  3. 'Come Out' / © Richard Mosse
    'Come Out' / © Richard Mosse
  4.  'Ruby Tuesday', 2011 © Richard Mosse
    'Ruby Tuesday', 2011 © Richard Mosse
  5. 'Men of Good Fortune' / © Richard Mosse
    'Men of Good Fortune' / © Richard Mosse
Advertising

Time Out says

3 out of 5 stars

Through the lens of young Irish photographer Richard Mosse, war is in the pink. His radical approach colours images from the war in the eastern Congo a bright candyfloss shade, thanks to infrared technology originally developed by the US army in 1942 to detect soldiers in camouflage uniform. The result: seas of fuschia vegetation, crudely exposing the clothing of rebel fighters hidden in the bushes.

Somewhere between fiction, documentary and artistic experimentation, the Irishman’s ambivalent approach pushes the boundaries of photojournalism. His pretty images are also pretty provoking – sweetening reality at the same time brings it into sharper, more horrific focus. Kitsch has never been so evil, pink so sombre.

Opening hours: Monday to Saturday, 2pm-8pm (open late on Wednesday until 8pm), Sunday 12.30pm-2.30pm

Details

Address:
Price:
Entrée libre
Advertising
You may also like
You may also like