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Phumulani Ntuli, Camouflage II, 2021

Phumulani Ntuli

Camouflage II, 2021
Mixed media collage, paper transfer and acrylic on canvas
90 x 71.4 cm
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Images have a tendency to hide or be hidden in family albums, in the storage of our smartphone devices. Often, when such hidden images emerge their appearance is altered, changed,...
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Images have a tendency to hide or be hidden in family albums, in the storage of our smartphone devices. Often, when such hidden images emerge their appearance is altered, changed, or filtered. This work explores a filter as a way of disguising an apparent figure or form. The work also points to ways filters can be weaponized, which is true of camouflaging a filter used for military gear. This work suggests that digital filters used to alter images are militarised weapons that attempt to ambush any subject.
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Provenance

Acquired from Latitudes Online, Johannesburg, South Africa

Exhibitions

The Bag Factory, Newtown, Johannesburg, South Africa | A Navigation Guide to Kwanqingetshe | May 2021 - June 2021.
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