‘chris, 1994 (c-print)

anthony aziz and sammy cucher make up the art duo aziz + cucher. the new york based artists
collaborate to create artwork that ranges from photography to sculpture and installation. one of
their more unusual series is from 1994-1995 and is titled ‘dystopia’. in the series of large scale
colour photographs to two artists depict a series of people, photographed in portrait without any
facial features. in each shot, the subject appears completely normal, expect their eyes, mouth and
nostrils have been removed leaving only skin. the images were described by art critic
adrian w.b. randolph as follows, ‘dystopia, seems to document a pathology. it seems clear that
at some level this pathology is not only dermatological, but cultural, commenting, perhaps,
on the gradual but waxing loss of identity and the means of communication in a technological
environment that promotes anonymity and conformity’.

http://www.azizcucher.net


‘pam & kim, 1994 (c-print)


‘maria, 1994 (c-print)


‘may’, 1994 (c-print)


‘rick, 1994 (c-print)

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