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Title:EVERYONE IS GONE
EVERYBODY IS GONE is part of a series of images dealing with the mass migration from Iceland after the recent economical crash. Since 1887 Iceland had never seen such a reduction in its population. This image, taken in Skagaströnd, Iceland, is an homage to the ghosts of a people suffering with no clarity in their future.
Biography:
Alec Von Bargen captures aesthetic instances resonating true with their historical, political and social contexts. Most recently Alec exhibited at the 56th and 54th Venice Biennale, at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, at the International Festival of Photography in Arles and at the OCAT Contemporary Art Terminal Museum in Shanghai. He has won numerous international awards and is included in private and public collections worldwide. He works all over the world, resting at home in the Mayan jungle. |
