Self-Censoring

Photo Installation
Weißensee Kunsthochschule Berlin

- 2024



As a guest in Germany, I walk a precarious path bordering assimilation at one turn and trespassing at the next. To be welcome here and to remain, I have to follow the rules.

Self-Censoring is a process of auditing my archive of over 177,000 digital images to meet the expectations of German law. The installation uses magnifying glasses and heat from the sun to redact depictions of people I have photographed in public space in Germany without their prior-given consent. In doing so, the rights of these individuals to develop his or her personality is ensured, albeit at the cost of a little censorship.

Self-Censoring was developed in classes at Weißensee Kunsthochschule Berlin and presented in the exhibition Mending the Void - part of the university’s annual open doors (Rundgang) weekend.


Editions:
- Dimensions (HxWxD): 100cm x 70cm x 5 cm
- Materials: Archival Pigment Print (Giclée), Hahnemühle Pearl
- Frame: Tray Frame, Chipboard Moulding
- Primary Medium: Photography
- Edition of: 20

Installation:
- Materials: Giclee Prints on Hahnemühle Pearl, Steel Ramp and Frame Constructions, Desk Lamps, Magnifying Glasses
- Dimensions (HxWxD): 100cm x 70cm x 40cm