The South African artist Zwelethu Mthethwa made his name with his paintings and photographs depicting the oppressed black population of South Africa as proud and dignified people. The video work ‘Flex’ raises many questions. Soundlessly it zooms in on the face and body of a young man. The constant close-ups make the texture of the skin and the fall of light important factors in the whole effect. The zoomed-in images make it hard to see exactly what the person is doing. It remains a suggestion.
Specifications
| Title | Flex |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Video, black and white, silent |
| Object type |
Video
> Audio-visual work
> Art object
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| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Duration (min) 5 |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Artist:
Zwelethu Mthethwa
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| Accession number | BRL 2004-24 (MK) |
| Credits | Loan Han Nefkens H+F Collection, 2004 |
| Department | Modern Art |
| Acquisition date | 2004 |
| Creation date | in 2002 |
| Collector | Collector / Han Nefkens |
| External exhibitions |
La La La Human Steps: A Selection from the Collection of Museum Boijmans van Beuningen (2012) In search of Global Poetry: Videos from the Han Nefkens Collection (2017) |
| Object | |
| Technique |
Black and white (film)
> Image
> Technique
> Material and technique
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