@earth
By: Peter Kennard ; assisted by Tarek Salhany
Contributors: Salhany, Tarek
Publisher: Tate Publishing
Published: 2011
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781854379849
Subjects: Photomontage
Description: "@earth" is as revolutionary in form as it is in content. It contains no words: instead it tells its story in the universal language of photomontage, long the favoured medium of radical artists. Peter Kennard is one such, whose work has consistently questioned power structures and injustice, from his anti-nuclear works of the 1980s to his powerful works in response to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. "@earth" is a photo-essay in seven chapters, combining new works, made together with Tarek Salhany, with iconic images from throughout Kennard's 40-year career. In turn challenging, shocking, unsettling and poignant, "@earth" makes a powerful statement about the impending eco-crisis, the arms race and the injustices of the power structures dominating today's world.
Notes: Title from spine.