A Supplement to The Enclave

Richard Mosse

Design: FUK Graphic Design Studio www.fuklab.org

Editor: John Holten

ISBN: 978-3-943196-25-2

With text contributions by Chrisy Lange, Patrick Mudekereza and Charles Stankievech and conversations between Richard Mosse and Trevor Tweeten and Ben Frost.

A revealing and insightful supplement to Richard Mosse's The Enclave, this publication is to be made available at exhibitions of this highly acclaimed video work. The Enclave comprises six monumental double-sided screens installed in a large darkened chamber creating a physically immersive experience. Leading on from his Infra series of photographs, The Enclave is a 16mm non-narrative film shot in the troubled region of eastern Congo. This disorienting and kaleidoscopic installation is intended to formally parallel eastern Congo’s multifaceted conflict, confounding expectations and forcing the viewer to interact spatially from an array of differing viewpoints. 

Along with an essay by the writer Christy Lange, The Supplement also includes a response by Congolese curator Patrick Mudekereza who saw the work when Mosse represented Ireland at the Venice Biennale 2013. A further text by the artist Charles Stankievech explores the history of infrared as a photographic medium.

Two interviews between Richard Mosse and his two collaborators, Trevor Tweeten and Ben Frost explore the workings of collaboration and conceptions of art, method and the imagination, and how they feed into shooting a 16mm non-narrative film in the war torn environment of eastern Congo. Mosse and Tweeten outline here how they went about editing and installing The Enclave.

The graphic design of FUK reinforces these spatial observations. Further to this, The Supplement to The Enclave was edited by novelist John Holten who was a production assistant with Mosse and travelled with his team to the Congo on the last filming trip for The Enclave in 2012, making this a unique document exploring the many sides of the conception, production, collaboration and reception of Mosse's artwork.   

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