Summary for Part 2, Other

Part 2, Other, began by looking at how photography has played its part in violence against the other, siting Victorian photography as one example of asserting colonial power over weaker subjected peoples of other ethnic and cultural societies. Artists such as Mark Sealy have been addressing these troubling histories with work and exhibitions such as

‘Getting Changed’ – 2.5 mins extract from 17 mins video work by Rosy Martin

Here is an example of an artist using the idea of combining self portrait with ‘other’. the artist Rosy Martin is seen in this video taking the identity of her mother in Getting Changed.