CapitalismSlavery

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  • KenJacobswrites:"Anantiquestereographimageofcotton… KenJacobswrites:"Anantiquestereographimageofcotton-pickers,computer-animatedtopresentthesceneinanactivedeptheventosingle-eyedviewers.Silent,mournful,brief." InCapitalism:Slavery,JacobsusesaVictorianstereograph(adouble-photograph)ofslavespickingcottonunderthewatchfuleyeofawhiteoverseerasthesourceforthiswrenchingsilentwork.Throughdigitalmanipulation,Jacobscreatesahauntingillusionofdepthandmovement.Itisasifhehas"entered"theimageandreactivatedthishistoricalmoment;hemovesamongthefiguresandisolatesindividuals,creatingastuttering,pulsingeffectthatsuggestsmotionevenasitanimatesstasis.