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His breath came through the roots of his hair, plate 16 from Uruguayan Torture Series
His breath came through the roots of his hair, plate 16 from Uruguayan Torture Series

His breath came through the roots of his hair, plate 16 from Uruguayan Torture Series

Primary (Lübeck, Germany, 1937–Grate Neck, New York, present)
Printer (Lübeck, Germany, 1937–Grate Neck, New York, present)
NationalityUruguay, South America
Date1983
MediumFour-color photo etching on chine collé
DimensionsSheet: 29 7/16 × 21 13/16 in. (74.8 × 55.4 cm)
Additional Dimension: 11 7/8 × 9 13/16 in. (30.2 × 25 cm)
Image: 11 5/8 × 9 7/16 in. (29.6 × 24 cm)
Credit LineBlanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, Archer M. Huntington Museum Fund, 1992.253.16
Keywords
Collection AreaPrints and Drawings
Object number1992.253.16/35
On View
Not on view
Label Text
Camnitzer created the Uruguayan Torture series while he was in New York, a distant witness to the repression that was taking place in Uruguay. The experience of being physically removed, but emotionally and politically connected to those events resulted in this evocative and disquieting series. Rather than represent torture in an obvious or graphic way, Camnitzer used close-ups of his own body juxtaposed with fragmentary text to encourage viewers to consider their own physical positions and assumptions relative to political violence.
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