- Artist/Maker:
- Collier Schorr
- Bio:
- American, b. 1966
- Title:
- Israeli Soldiers Playing Cards
- Portfolio/Series:
- My Occupation
- Date:
- 1997
- Medium:
- Chromogenic color print
- Dimensions:
- 30 × 40 in. (76.2 × 101.6 cm)
- Credit Line:
- Purchase: Photography Acquisition Committee Fund
- Accession Number:
- 1998-37
Not On View
Collier Schorr creates elaborately staged fictions. Shot in Germany—not Israel, as the title suggests—her photograph depicts German youths of uncertain gender dressed as Israeli soldiers.
The photograph emphasizes the power of stereotypes to obscure individual differences—here, the nationalism implied by the uniforms. Schorr’s work is a commentary on the deceptive nature of appearances as well as the ambiguity of social and political positions.
The photograph emphasizes the power of stereotypes to obscure individual differences—here, the nationalism implied by the uniforms. Schorr’s work is a commentary on the deceptive nature of appearances as well as the ambiguity of social and political positions.
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