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Richard Mosse
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| Lava Floe |
| Medium: Digital c-print |
Year made: 2010
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Photographer Richard Mosse (b. 1980, Ireland) is known for his highly aestheticised views of sites associated with violence and fear. For his Infra project, Mosse uses obsolete military surveillance technology, a type of infrared colour film called Kodak Aerochrome, to investigate ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Originally created to detect targets for aerial bombing, Kodak Aerochrome film registered a spectrum of light beyond what the human eye can see, rendering foliage in vivid hues of lavender, crimson and hot pink.
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| Location: Manhattan |
| Date acquired: 21 February 2012 |
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