A study of a Samoan Savage: Head with Pelvimeter

Description:

C-type print 1000 x 800 mm - The five works from Yuki Kihara’s 2015 series A Study of a Samoan Savage show a man as a manifestation of the Pacific demi-god Maui, being examined. The images show the use of medical instruments in the human body’s evaluation and reference the role of photography in 19th-century scientific and pseudo-scientific ana...

Display date:

2015

Location:

Samoa

Format:

StillImage

Collections:

Auckland Art Gallery Collection

Content partner:

Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Availability:

Not specified