2010 Photography & Imaging 10

This is for Thalia--I came across this artist (Ann-Sofi Siden) in an Aperture book the other day (PhotoArt) and her project CODEX - in which she recreates the punishments for 11 women as set forth in historical legal document. There wasn't much information on it in the book, nor could I find too much on the internet, but it reminded me of your project because of recreating of history specifically history with political ramifications/implications. Just thought it might be interesting for you to see some of her work, and see how she talks about it or shows it in galleries etc.

"History is the shelf inside all of us. Judicial records make people visible in remote spots of history. By transcending the law these people exist. I have chosen to pay attention to eleven women because of the fact that their fates would presumably never have been represented anywhere else than in the confrontation with the law. But history, as well as human beings, are carriers of both thruths and lies. One of the court cases in CODEX is totally fictitious and the punishment has been given an additional name..."
(quot.by Ann-Sofi Sidén)