Walid Raad

What is a photographic image? Can a photograph ever tell the truth? These are some of the questions artist Walid Raad (born 1967) has been investigating for the past 20 years, in a practice that encompasses photography, film and video, sculpture, installation and performance. This publication brings together three major bodies of work: the photographic and video works produced under...

What is a photographic image? What type of record does it provide? Can a photograph ever tell the truth or just provide a semblance of reality? These are some of the questions artist Walid Raad has been investigating for the past 20 years in a practice that encompasses photography, film and video, sculpture, installation, and performance. Walid Raad Miraculous Beginnings...