Interdisciplinary Lens-Based Artist
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Works by Michael Hanna are available for purchase at Saatchi Art.
*Photographic assemblages are printed on metallic paper and displayed in silver aluminum frames.
The photographic assemblages are based on original unedited photography and formatted into a montage in Photoshop. Conceptual philosophical and ironic texts then becomes applied to enhance the combination of the images and have the viewer ponder on raw imagery with a deeper purpose. The photographic assemblages are a satire on meme culture, which usually uses low-brow or artificial messaging for instant gratification. Also, the texts in the works have the intentional appearance of being similar to closed captions in a film. By redefining a conceptual approach to incorporating texts in visual substance as well as assemblage, the unretouched photography serves as advanced forms of direct communication.


