His curation of photographs eventually turned into an exhibit, and later a book. He is a seasoned voyeur and wily scavenger of virtual worlds, both sacred and profane. Jan 18, 2016 it is to be initially opinion for you to like to start a book and study it. Aug 14, 2016 the title of the exhibition, i have ten thousand compound eyes and each is named suffering, originates from rafmans film, erysichthon 2015. It looks like, well, you know, one of those nebula balls that. Nine eyes by kate steinmann, 9781927354179, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Text by joanne mcneil, sohrab mohebbi, gabrielle moser, jon rafman, kate steinmann, sandra rafman.
Visit jons website or order the book to see many more. What would he find in these images if he challenged himself to. Jon rafman born 1981 is an artist, filmmaker, and essayist. Callum roberts new book, the ocean of life, takes us on a panoramic. Jon rafman english and french edition french and english edition mark lanctot, sandra rafman on. Img mgmt is an annual imagebased artist essay series. Oct 01, 2018 5 things to know about jon rafman, the montreal artist who just collaborated with balenciaga. Jon rafmans new video piece mainsqueeze is a slow but unrelenting poetic survey of the contemporary condition as seen through the far reaches of the internet. His work will be featured next month in the exhibition poke. Jon rafman you are standing in an open field waterfall. Here, five things to know about him and his provocative work. Jon rafman, sandra rafman, joanne mcneil, kate steinmann. Three years ago, the artist began to stroll around the free world within the eyes of goggle street view and captured images inspired both by photojournalism and fantasizing. On the high line and at frieze, jon rafman dreams of the internets darkest corners by alex greenberger posted 050417 11.
He says photographers have been posing photos as long as theyve been taking them. Published by new documents, nine eyes is the continuation of jon rafmans project whereby he captures images within the eyes of goggle street view inspired both by photojournalism and fantasizing. Nine eyes, moscow photobienniale, central exhibition hall manege, moscow, russia. The exhibition is curated by martijn van nieuwenhuyzen. Rafmans work explores the transitions between real and virtual spaces and the intuitiveness with which his audience moves between the two. Born in 1981, montreal, canada lives and works in montreal, canada my work explores the paradoxes of modernity. Rafman brilliantly collates his findings into exotic new narratives. This year, jon rafman was shortlisted for canadas prestigious sobey art award. If so much of your life is online, or in front of a screen, and so many of your profoundest moments are happening virtually, i.
Google street view photos found by artist jon rafman. John rafman photography monographs and exhibition catalogs. Turns out, this immersive art experience was brought to you by montrealbased artist jon rafman. Yesterday, i went to the saatchi gallery to see korean eye and the most charitable comment im willing to make about the show is that it has a few good moments. Jon rafman is a contemporary american artist whose works deal with the societal and existential impact of technology on human life. Emerging from his interest in the relationship between technology and human consciousness, rafmans works examine ideas of desire its simulation and. Dissertation, jon rafman art bibliographies cite this. His work centers around the concept of the impact of technology on contemporary consciousness.
This bibliography was generated on cite this for me on tuesday, november 24, 2015. Get traffic statistics, seo keyword opportunities, audience insights, and competitive analytics for 9eyes. Dating back to 1984, martha cooper and henry chalfants seminal graffiti photobook, subway art, serves as. The automated, impersonal method of gathering images piqued the curiosity of artist jon rafman. Dec 16, 2016 a look inside jon rafmans new photobook nine eyes published by new documents. Three years ago, the artist began to stroll around the free world within the eyes of goggle street view and captured images. Jon rafmans first solo museum exhibition in his native canada was chockablock with some of his favourite things. The photographs range from the beautifully symmetrical to the disturbingly violent. This piece is included in ran dians print magazine, issue 2 winter 20152016 jon rafman solo exhibition. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page.
The title of the exhibition, i have ten thousand compound eyes and each is named suffering, originates from rafmans film, erysichthon 2015. The photographs range from the beautifully symmetrical to the disturbingly violenteach, in some way, an extraordinary. Emerging from his interest in the relationship between technology and human consciousness, rafmans works examine ideas of desire its simulation and enactment. Zabludowicz collection 176 prince of wales road, london, nw5 3pt, uk, 8 oct20 dec, 2015. In his new book about photography, believing is seeing, documentary filmmaker errol morris talks about what you dont see in photographs and the importance of what lies outside the frame. It is to be initially opinion for you to like to start a book and study it. Todays invited artist, jon rafman, lives and works in montreal, canada. Nine eyes by jon rafman, sandra rafman, joanne mcneil for online ebook. Nine eyes can to be a newly purchased friend when youre feel alone and confuse in doing what must youre doing of that time. Jun 08, 2015 jon rafman english and french edition french and english edition mark lanctot, sandra rafman on. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected.
This is the womb, the original site of the imagination. Join facebook to connect with jon rafman and others you may know. His work centers around the emotional, social and existential impact of technology on contemporary life. Callum roberts new book, the ocean of life, takes us on a panoramic tour beneath the seas. Jon rafman english and french edition french and english edition. A revised version of the readymade and a good example of how the new media offer new tools. These are the sources and citations used to research dissertation, jon rafman. A look inside jon rafmans new photobook nine eyes published by new documents. In a project that refers to the nine lenses of the camera that sits atop the vehicles perpetually. Artists and social media in houston, texas, and he is currently working on an experimental narrative about pro fighting game culture. For his first major solo exhibition in the uk, canadian artist jon rafman has transformed the spaces of the zabludowicz collection into a playful series of new installations that immerse visitors within his video and sculptural works.
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