Video

The Shirt

Dana Claxton

1994, 06:27 minutes, Colour, English

TAPECODE 485.02

A visual study of a white shirt that gets washed ashore bringing with it the concept of time, money, the written word, church and oppression. It eventually exhibits its true transparent self.

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