Critical Writing Index

Photography and Death

by Martha Langford

Border Crossings, Spring 1995, v. 14, no. 2, pp. 22-24

An overview of numerous works by artists within the medium of photography, video, painting and literature, dealing with the subject of death from various eras. The author provides interesting corrolation between the artists cited.

ITEM 1995.034 – available for viewing in the Research Centre

Videos, Artworks and Artists Cited

Andre Serrano

Stephen Halpern

Granny's IsDavid Larcher

Memories from the Department of AmnesiaJanice Tanaka

L'Instant et la patienceBernard Emond

Christian Boltanski

James Natchwey

Looking at DeathBarbara Norfleet

Murder ResearchPaul Wong

Murder ResearchKenneth Fletcher

the Woman who died in her Sleepjeffery Silverthorne

Lovers: Accidental carbom monoxide Poisenigjeffery Silverthorne

Rudloph Schaffer