Thomas Ruff: Jpegs

by Bennett Simpson, Bennett Simpson (Text)

In 2007, Thomas Ruff completed his monumental Jpegs series, which explores the distribution and reception of images in the digital age. First gathered in a deluxe, oversized 2008 trade edition, the series is now available in this limited edition, signed and numbered by the artist.

Genres: Photography, Art

132 pages, Hardcover

First published May 1, 2009

Reviews

[Juan Pablo Zapata · Rating 4 out of 5]

El concepto del libro puede parecer simple, sin embargo a lo largo de la lectura se aprecian enlaces entre las fotos (paisajes vs guerra) vinculados mediante la erosión de la imagen digital, en que vemos una terrible equivalencia computacional del blanco proveniente de una explosión con el de unas pacíficas nubes de verano. Nuestro cerebro reconstruye lo destruido por el algoritmo en un ejercicio por momentos desconcertante.

[Terence · Rating 5 out of 5]

The images are at a perfect scale to communicate where they derived and what this type of looking is about. The essay is enough information. Honestly a pleasant read/view.