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Deborah Luster — One Big Self: Prisoners of Louisiana
Deborah Luster

One Big Self: Prisoners of Louisiana

Deborah Luster's ambitious multi-media installation combines 250 silver emulsion photographs on aluminum plates with accompanying leather books to document prisoners in Louisiana. The work addresses themes of incarceration, identity, and social justice through portraiture.

Medium
silver emulsion on 250 aluminum plates, steel cabinet, lamp, and 2 leather books, 1998-2001

🔨 Auction Lot

Pier 24 Photography from the Pilara Family Foundation Sold to Benefit Charitable Organizations Evening Sale

May 1, 2023

Estimate: $30,000$50,000

Lot 55

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Deborah Luster, One Big Self: Prisoners of Louisiana

Deborah Luster's ambitious multi-media installation combines 250 silver emulsion photographs on aluminum plates with accompanying leather books to document prisoners in Louisiana. The work addresses themes of incarceration, identity, and social justice through portraiture.

Medium
silver emulsion on 250 aluminum plates, steel cabinet, lamp, and 2 leather books, 1998-2001
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Louisiana, Deborah Luster, Documentary, Identity, Mixed Media, Portraiture, Installation Art, Social Justice, Incarceration, Contemporary Art