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Racist photography?
by Ben Reilly Sun Jan 27, 2013 5:07 am
Fascinating:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2013/jan/25/racism-colour-photography-exhibition
The photos were included in the passbooks that severely restricted the freedom of movement of black people in the apartheid era:
The artists feel certain that the ID-2 camera and its boost button were Polaroid's answer to South Africa's very specific need. "Black skin absorbs 42% more light. The button boosts the flash exactly 42%," Broomberg explained. "It makes me believe it was designed for this purpose."
In 1970 Caroline Hunter, a young chemist working for Polaroid in America, stumbled upon evidence that the company was effectively supporting apartheid. She and her partner Ken Williams formed the Polaroid Workers Revolutionary Movement and campaigned for a boycott. By 1977 Polaroid had withdrawn from South Africa, spurring an international divestment movement that was crucial to bringing down apartheid.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2013/jan/25/racism-colour-photography-exhibition
The photos were included in the passbooks that severely restricted the freedom of movement of black people in the apartheid era:
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