Richard Mosse’s most interesting photography

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Born in 1980 in Kilkenny, Ireland, Richard Mosse is a world-renowned conceptual documentary photographer and filmmaker. He trained as an artist at various institutions, including the London Consortium, Goldsmiths at the University of London, and the School of Arts at Yale University.

Mosse strives to capture human destruction through cinematic and lush pictures in his films and conceptual documentaries. He was awarded the 2014 Deutsche Börse Prize and the 2017 Prix Pictet. Mosse’s works have been shown at the Tate Modern, Foam Fotografiemuseum, and The Bass, among other institutions.

Richard Mosse’s Incoming – A military-grade camera & Migrants

As sad and as unfortunate as it may sound, war has the uncanny capacity to spawn an overflow of artistic output. The installations and exhibitions that come out of war throw new light on the motivation for conflict and the responses to conflict by soldiers. Art pieces inspired by war also highlight the widely varying […]

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Our 2018 Art Basel Unlimited top 10

“In 2010, Bangkok erupted in violence with protesters from both the Left and Right, battling the military in the streets. The main weapon on both sides was the tire, both as a barricade and as improvised Molotov cocktail, rolled instead of thrown. In 2015, Rirkrit Tiravanija created an installation, untitled 2015 (bangkok boogie woogie, no.

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Richard Mosse’s Enclave in Congo – Dreamlike & disturbing

In his work across eastern Congo, Richard Mosse focused on capturing the disturbing images of rebel groups fighting as they move from one place to another. The work displays the devastation brought about by the war, such as massacres, refugees, and systematic sexual violence. The entire journey across the country took four years – from

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