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Artist | Jeffrey Silverthorne Elvis and Jesus, Letters from the dead House, 1986-89 © Jeffrey Silverthorne, courtesy Galerie VU’ |
Usage | Fotomuseum Antwerpen (20.02.15 - 07.06.15) |
Photographer | Jeffrey Silverthorne |
Publication | Jeffrey Silverthorne. Working (Kehrer Verlag) |
The exhibition 'Silverthorne – The Precision of Silence' is the first European retrospective of the American photographer Jeffrey Silverthorne, born in 1946. His work comprises Polaroids, staged photography, portraits as well as works, which explore the border to documentation. With topics including death, sex and age. The dressed body is ubiquitous. Masks hide and reveal a fascination for role playing games. In Silverthornes work, the...