Friday, 20 September 2024

RUFF NIGHT

 











Thomas Ruff is a German photographer who specialises in dislocated images. His Emperor series from 1982 (#6 pictured here) calls to mind Scottish artist Bruce McLean's similarly chiropractic Posework For Plinths, but, in not showing the face, Ruff's perfectly colour co-ordinated photos take on a far more sinister edge, resembling a gruesome crime scene.

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