Deconstructing Osama (Signed)

Joan Fontcuberta
Deconstructing Osama (Signed)

Photographs: Joan Fontcuberta

Publisher: Actar

124 pages

Year: 2007

Comments: Thick folded leather cover and string binding. 305 x 225 mm. First edition, 2007. Text in spanish, arab, english and french. Copy signed by Joan Fontcuberta. Copy in very good condition. Beautiful edition made like a missel.

This is an ironic work of parody in which the artist disguises himself as an Islamic terrorist, by wearing a fake beard and Arabic attire. By manipulating photos and videos from the Al Yazira channel, the artist places himself in the scenes, superimposing his face to the body of Bin Laden. While one listens to the voice of the terrorist and the subtitles appear in Arabic Fontcuberta actually recites The Pirate’s Song poem written by Espronceda.