Still from Cross of Iron
2001
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
2001
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Still from Cross of Iron is a 2001 by Collier Schorr, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This print is titled Still from Cross of Iron, made by Collier Schorr in 2001. Collier Schorr is a photographer who planned to document new recruits in the Swedish military. However, she was denied access, so she staged scenes with her friend's young nephews as models. This approach adds a layer of complexity to the work. You can learn more about this kind of work by looking up the museum where it's held, the Victoria and Albert Museum.
A photograph by Collier Schorr from 2000 depicts two young figures in a staged landscape, one seated with their back to the viewer and the other reclining shirtless. The image was created as part of a series intended to document Swedish military conscripts, though Schorr used the nephews of a friend as models after denied access. Published by Counter Editions in a portfolio of 14 works, the print is signed, dated, and numbered on the reverse.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Collier Schorr is an American artist and fashion photographer best known for adolescent portraits that blend photographic realism with elements of fiction and youthful fantasy.
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