One more exhibition that featured at Fotografiska recently was the Bodies exhibit by Joel-Peter Witkin, which was certainly eye-catching and provocative, though which side of those borders his work falls on would definitely be up to the individual viewer.
The Bodies exhibition features handicapped individuals, dwarves, prostitutes, fetishists and the “sideshow freak” in a range of sets and landscapes, twisted around barbed wire, servered human heads, morphed together with a horse in a twist on the mythical centaur beast amongst others. Some of the images would have been disturbing to some people and children, and it was an exhibit that left a mental mark and in some cases was intriguing viewing. Whether any of the pieces were ones that you’d necessarily want to have around the home is another matter, but it was an intriguing series of images to go and see, at times disturbing but worth a look for an exhibition that does carry both a haunting yet interesting viewing experience.
More on Joel-Peter Witkin can be found here
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