Sunday 30 May 2010

No Man's Land by Christian Boltanski

I've long been a fan of the work of French artist Christian Boltanski, especially his installations in unconventional contexts such as churches and warehouses. His body of work consists of issues concerning self identity, death and the Holocaust ... or I suppose, the effects of the Holocaust - I can't get enough of Nazi Germany history. Boltanski's small and large scale installations create such strong imagery that are evocative, inspiring and engages his audience on a rather personal level - powerful works that evoke emotions.


Boltanski is currently exhibiting a large-scale installation, titled No Man's Land at New York's Park Avenue Armory It features 30 tons of discarded clothing (a medium that he often employs), 3000 used biscuit tins and the sound of human heartbeats, gathered from all over the world.

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