Mirage

inception: 2003

Description

Based on a journey to Morocco, Mirage examines the assumptions underlying leisure travel to an "exotic" location and the resulting distortion of reality engendered by romantic expectation. Contradictory narratives exposing a web of economic, social, historical, and psychological realities are embedded in ostensibly neutral tourist photos to challenge conventional readings of vacation snapshots and explore aspects of voyeurism and escapism.

attributed to: Rhizome staff

inception: 2021

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Mirage explores the dissonance between the romantic expectations of travel and the realities of place. Based on a journey to Morocco, Mirage examines the assumptions underlying leisure travel to an

attributed to: Annette Weintraub

inception: 10 June 2003

Legacy descriptive tags

CEPA, Haitham Abdullah, Jacob Burckhardt, Todd Holoubek, Bill Rice, Morocco

Attribution: Annette Weintraub

Narrative, Documentary, Collaborative, allegory, nostalgia, memory, globalization, colonialism, audio, Animation, QuickTime, Javascript, Flash, Visual

Attribution: Rhizome staff

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Descriptive Data

artist: Annette Weintraub

title: Mirage

inception: 2003

Variant History

outside link

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access URL: http://cepa.buffnet.net/exhibits/EXHIBIT.2001/Paradise2/weintraub/mirage/index.html

inception: 2003

associated with: Annette Weintraub