Richard Mosse (1980)
1980Kilkenny, IrelandIreland, USA
Richard Mosse
Richard Mosse is an Irish conceptual documentary photographer living in New York and Ireland.
He has a BA from King's College London and an MA in Photography from Yale University and has worked in Iraq, Iran, Pakistan, Palestine, Haiti and the former Yugoslavia. Moss' photographs and films document armed conflicts, humanitarian crises and environmental crimes.
Moss works to visualize events, technologies and systems that often remain invisible, using a camera equipped with thermal imaging technology that obscures, abstracts and brings violence to the fore.
Date and place of birt: | 1980, Kilkenny, Ireland |
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Nationality: | Ireland, USA |
Period of activity: | XX, XXI century |
Specialization: | Artist, Photographer |
Genre: | Documentary photography, Night photography, Photojournalism, Reportage |
Art style: | Conceptual art, Photorealism, Contemporary art |