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The-museums-ghosts_Andres-Wertheim_Buenos-AiresArt Walks Off the Walls
Museums are considered places to appreciate art and history; this appreciation often takes the form of reverent gazing at artwork and conscientious reading of the explanatory boards nearby. But what if the artwork gazed back at the museumgoers? Would they see the rapt attention of fans meeting with celebrities, or something different? This is the question explored in The Museums Ghosts.Andrs Wertheim is an Argentinian photographer who began taking pictures as a child, and went on to study photography with the filmmaker Horacio Coppola. He began exhibiting his work in 1984, and his earliest work primarily captured real situations in black and white film. His more recent exhibitions, however, have focused on surreal, even philosophical themes. In his Alienated World series (2010-2013), he created disorientating, symmetrical mirror images of cities, buildings and landscapes. His aim was to make a personal statement about the strange relationship we humans have with our planet.
The dream-like world where the museums ghosts and humans meet is engaging and immersive. By presenting his own creative vision of what goes on in museums while their visitors arent paying attention, Wertheim takes his audience on a fantastic flight of fancy and at the same time invites them to consider their own behavior in museums and their relationship with art. Each photo gives a voice to the ignored works of art that fill museum walls, bringing the museums ghosts to life.
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