ALI ALIŞIR / MEMORY ARCHIVE

Writings.

Essays on photography, digital culture, political power and the changing status of reality.

A MEMORY ARCHIVE / 2012—2014

When images construct reality.

Across these essays, the image ceases to be a passive witness. Photography, digital networks, political power and the art market turn it into a force that shapes memory, desire and the meaning of reality itself. What remains at stake is our ability to distinguish an encounter with the world from its endlessly circulating representation.

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ALI ALIŞIR / 2012—2014
01 / ENGLISH TRANSLATION / 2014

The Knockout of the 21st Century

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