
Rachel Garfield
You Think So, Wouldn't You?
University of Hertfordshire Press
Published on 26. October 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
36 pages
978-1-905313-10-5 (ISBN)
Description
Rachel Garfield uses video, painting and photography to make work, which explores the gap between an individual's perception of their identity and the perceptions of others. A common theme in all her works, in whatever medium, is the way in which they layer multiple experiences and viewpoints. The presence of the artist as both subject and interviewer is also a recurring feature. The work places stereotypes alongside the subject of those stereotypes, to examine issues of identity, racism and belonging. However, the viewer is offered no easy pointers as to how to respond. Garfield presents us with a complex, multi-faceted view of the individuals concerned, and their relationship to their communities and histories.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Hatfield
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Thickness: 5 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-905313-10-5 (9781905313105)
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Persons
Matthew Shaul is Head of Programming and Operations at the University of Hertfordshire Galleries Professor Amelia Jones is Head of Art History and Visual Studies at the University of Manchester.
Content
Introduction "The Volk and Volkish ideas, some thoughts on the intellectual origins of Nazi Germany's anti-Jewish revolution" by Matthew Shaul. "The Undecidability of Difference: The Work of Rachel Garfield" by Amelia Jones