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Decisive Moment
2020
Diptych
Inkjet baryta print mounted on aluminium and framed
112*84cm
A gorilla clutching a camera, seemingly possessing an innate understanding of its purpose. According to communication theory from the mid-20th century, media devices were already thought to become extensions of our bodies. But could we speculate that photography has become instinctual? Decisive
Moment refear to the news stories about monkeys stumbling upon cameras and taking pictures — I’m sure, it’s because photography has long integrated itself into our natural condition, it’s in our primitive pre-human subconscious.
Photography

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