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Walker Evans’ artistic documentary photography is re-drawn as theatrical sets on the computer. Specifically of the Burroughs family, Evans’ portraits are often considered to be quintessential examples of social documentary, but a deeper investigation would reveal that many of these photographs are staged. Lee’s images place the audience in a ‘once removed’ position, a Brechtian ‘verfremdungseffekt’, in order to produce an analytical position rather than an empathetic response.

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