Artist Statement
Lament of the Images is a philosophical essay on representation
Lament of the Images is a poetic meditation on what is seen and what is not
Lament of the Images is an attempt to make visible the invisible
Lament of the Images is a search for light in the darkness
Lament of the Images is a lament of the images
-Alfredo Jaar
2011
This project was part of Sharjah Biennial 10
Project Images
Lament of the Images
Alfredo Jaar
2002
3 illuminated texts
Light screen
500 x 250 x 800 cm
Installation view
Collection Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebaek, Denmark and the Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA.
Reproduced by Sharjah Art Foundation
Photo by Alfredo Rubio