Alfredo Jaar
Untitled (Water) E, 1990
Double-sided lightbox with two color transparencies, five mirrors
Lightbox: 43.5 x 43 x 9.5 inches (110.5 x 109 x 24 cm)
Mirrors, each: 12 x 12 x 2 inches (30.5 x 30.5 x 5 cm)
Overall dimensions variable
(GL8906)
In Alfredo Jaar’s Untitled (Water) E (1990), an image of a turbulent South China Sea conceals the face of a Vietnamese refugee on the other side, revealed through five strategically placed mirrors that implicate the viewer in the global refugee crisis.
Untitled (Water) E, 1990
Double-sided lightbox with two color transparencies, five mirrors
Lightbox: 43.5 x 43 x 9.5 inches (110.5 x 109 x 24 cm)
Mirrors, each: 12 x 12 x 2 inches (30.5 x 30.5 x 5 cm)
Overall dimensions variable
(GL8906)
In Alfredo Jaar’s Untitled (Water) E (1990), an image of a turbulent South China Sea conceals the face of a Vietnamese refugee on the other side, revealed through five strategically placed mirrors that implicate the viewer in the global refugee crisis.