Here he has paired images of war-torn buildings and victims of war with the faces of fashion models, all overlaid with blue ink that appears to stream and seep from the figures like tears or blood. The work’s title, Provide Ruins, mimics the names the military and the media bestowed on war operations, such as Desert Shield and Restore Hope. (via MoMA | The Collection | Thomas Hirschhorn. Provide Ruins III. 2003)
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