Hannah Collins's Large-Scale Black-and-White Photographic Tableaux
Since 1985, British photographer Hannah Collins has been creating large-scale black-and-white photographic tableaux, exceeding life-size dimensions akin to a cinematic screen. Her works are mounted on cotton canvas or, more recently, stretched on aluminum. Beneath their seductive melancholy or humor lies a broad political questioning and opposition to established societal and art-world values.
Key facts
- Hannah Collins is a British photographer.
- She has been creating large-scale photographic tableaux since 1985.
- The works are black-and-white and larger than life-size.
- Images are mounted on cotton canvas or stretched on aluminum.
- Her work conveys seductive melancholy or humor.
- The images are metaphorical and carry political questioning.
- Her art opposes established societal and art-world values.
Entities
Artists
- Hannah Collins
Sources
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