Retinal Shift Edtion:Unsigned

Retinal Shift Edtion:UnsignedRetinal Shift is the catalogue for Mikhael Subotzky's 2012 Standard Bank Young Artist Exhibition. It investigates the practice and mechanics of looking, in relation to the history of Grahamstown, the history of photographic devices and Subotzky's own history as an artist. The works draw on archival portraits from the last century, found surveillance footage, as well as Subotzky's own photographs from various series that he recontextualizes. The

These animal subjects are presented alongside various interventions

As he frequently insists

Wayne Miller regarded childhood as a period of continual discovery and excitement and endeavoured to capture this by documenting the everyday lives of his four children

The 1950s marked a moment of transition within Wayne Miller's own work

The peace accord between Guatemala's conservative government and the Marxist guerrilla group the URNG brought an end to 36 years of conflict

his victory was short-lived

The resulting series of photos follows the cousins for five years

But beneath the playful surface of List’s compositions lies deeper explorations of sexuality

their voyages

Deciding to call new elections a year later

Michael Douglas

with their environment