pixilated image of three children and rubble at bottom; grey linear image of bundle of dynamite sticks over first image; linear drawing of downstretched hand in black over splotches of red and black at top; "556" in white at top center

%C2%A9 Dusty Herbig

Untitled (#556), from "Suicide Bomb Series", 2004

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Los Angeles-based artist Dusty Herbig explores issues of population expansion and its close relationship to violent conflict. In Herbig's view, increasing competition for land, water, food, fossil fuels, and other scare resources are a major cause of the world's disputes. He examines these issues through systems of counting, statistics, and the cataloguing of conflicts, often using violent and militaristic imagery to evoke feelings of fear.

In this powerful series of prints, Herbig warns of the dangers of conflict with photographic images of the aftermath of suicide bombings. Each terrorist attack is numbered, as if routine. Hands, the tools of destruction, reach across blood-spattered surfaces. It is a wake-up call.

Details
Title
Untitled (#556), from "Suicide Bomb Series"
Artist Life
born 1971
Role
Artist
Accession Number
2004.156.2.2
Provenance
Acquired from the artist
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pixilated image of three children and rubble at bottom; grey linear image of bundle of dynamite sticks over first image; linear drawing of downstretched hand in black over splotches of red and black at top; "556" in white at top center

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