Shahzia Sikander
Interstitial-Photographic Series [d], 2012
C-print
24 x 39 in
61 x 99.1 cm
61 x 99.1 cm
1/5 ed of 5 & 3 a/p
From a series of images of buddhist novices in Laos. Very young boys first seen by the artist in long lines of between 500 and 1,000 monks, walking through villages...
From a series of images of buddhist novices in Laos. Very young boys first seen by the artist in long lines of between 500 and 1,000 monks, walking through villages collecting gifts of food. In that context and with their shaved heads and robes, they were homogenous. Sikander wanted to pay homage to the individuality of each, while protecting them from the "gaze" of the tourists who were snapping photos. Each image is composed of photographs of two different people, to imply depth of character as well as explore the idea of the space between two points.