John Hilliard

born 1945

John Hilliard, ‘Camera Recording its Own Condition (7 Apertures, 10 Speeds, 2 Mirrors)’ 1971
Camera Recording its Own Condition (7 Apertures, 10 Speeds, 2 Mirrors) 1971
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John Hilliard, (born 1945) is an English conceptual artist. Hilliard's ongoing body of work addresses the specificity of photography as a medium: its uncertainty as a representational device and its status within the visual arts, especially in relation to painting, cinema and commercial photography.

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