Naeem Mohaiemen
NAEEM MOHAIEMEN is a writer and visual artist (shobak.org). This excerpt is translated from the essay "Social Realism's Truth Quest."
DISAPPEARED IN AMERICA
By Naeem MohaiemenDISAPPEARED IN AMERICA is an ongoing project by Visible Collective/Naeem Mohaiemen that uses films, installations, and lectures to trace migration impulses, hyphenated identities, and the post-9/11 security panic. Excerpts of the project have been shown at various venues, including the 2006 Whitney Biennial.
BOTTOM: Detail from "PRUDENT JURIES, OR HOW TO REALLY READ THE LAW" Digital C Print, 8x2', 2005. Visible Collective/Mohaiemen, Roy, Huq" />
Escaping the Missionary Position
By Naeem MohaiemenOnce upon a time, so we heard, the white male photographer would arrive and set up base at the Hotel Sheraton. In the afternoon, he would snap the slum conveniently located near the hotel.
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