Frances Bodomo

Afronauts
2014

A monochrome image of a person wearing a large, clear spherical helmet that covers the entire head, reminiscent of an astronaut's helmet. The individual appears to be gazing slightly to the side with a neutral expression. The background is nondescript and dark, focusing attention on the subject.

A monochrome image of a person wearing a large, clear spherical helmet that covers the entire head, reminiscent of an astronaut's helmet. The individual appears to be gazing slightly to the side with a neutral expression. The background is nondescript and dark, focusing attention on the subject.

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Date
2014

Classification
Video

Medium
Video, black-and-white, sound, 13 min.

Accession number
2018.19

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Film, Video, and New Media Committee

Rights and reproductions
© Frances Bodomo

API
artworks/49640

Exhibitions

Dreamlands: Immersive Cinema and Art, 1905–2016

Oct 28, 2016–Feb 5, 2017

Frances Bodomo
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