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Aziz Hazara (he/him)

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Aziz Hazara derives the vivid green images in his works from retinal scans and biometric data that he extracts from night-vision goggles. Frequently left behind in conflict zones by foreign military forces, these goggles and their data are often sold in markets in the United States, Afghanistan, and the surrounding region. Hazara looks at supply chains and the production of surveillance technologies and their afterlives in places that have recently been occupied by the United States. 

Aziz Hazara obtiene las imágenes verde intenso de sus obras a partir de escaneos de retinas y datos biométricos que extrae de gafas de visión nocturna. Estas gafas, que son abandonadas en zonas de conflicto por las fuerzas militares extranjeras, así como los datos que contienen, suelen venderse en mercados de Estados Unidos, Afganistán y la región circundante. Hazara analiza las cadenas de suministro y la producción de tecnologías de vigilancia, así como su destino final en lugares que han sido ocupados recientemente por Estados Unidos.

Moon Sightings, 2024 

A purple jellyfish with flowing tentacles drifts above green seaweed in soft light.
A purple jellyfish with flowing tentacles drifts above green seaweed in soft light.

Aziz Hazara, Moon Sightings, 2024 (detail). Photographs and archival pigment prints on paper, 271 3/4 × 234 1/4 in. (690 × 595 cm). Collection of the artist. © Aziz Hazara. Image courtesy the artist and Experimenter Kolkata/Bombay. Photography by Aziz Hazara

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