Overview

Richard Mosse (b. 1980) lives and works in New York and Ireland. Situated at the interstice between photojournalism and contemporary art, his work is at once aesthetically bold and fraught with political and ethical implications. Mosse realizes increasingly ambitious projects that interlace testimonial footage of historically significant events with conceptual analysis, meticulous research, and visual impact. Ultimately, his practice locates points of tension within contemporary photographic representation. Recent projects have appropriated geographic information system (GIS), satellite imaging and historical military surveillance technology to document political and ecological crises including the deforestation of tropical rainforests in the Amazon, the civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and European refugee and migration policy.

Documents
Works
  • Richard Mosse, Creeper, Belem, Pará, 2023
    Richard Mosse
    Creeper, Belem, Pará, 2023
    C-print
    30 x 40 in
    76.2 x 101.6 cm
    Framed: 30 7/8 x 40 7/8 x 1 3/4 in
    78.4 x 103.8 x 4.4 cm
    Edition of 5 plus 2 artist's proofs
  • Richard Mosse, Oil Spill on Kichwa Territory III, Block 192, Rio Tigre, Loreto, 2023
    Richard Mosse
    Oil Spill on Kichwa Territory III, Block 192, Rio Tigre, Loreto, 2023
    C-print
    48 x 64 in
    121.9 x 162.6 cm
    Framed: 49 1/8 x 65 1/8 x 2 1/4 in
    124.8 x 165.4 x 5.7 cm
    Edition of 5 plus 2 artist's proofs
  • Richard Mosse, Tree in the Home of Elaine Arruda, Artist, Belem, Pará, 2023
    Richard Mosse
    Tree in the Home of Elaine Arruda, Artist, Belem, Pará, 2023
    C-print
    64 x 48 in
    162.6 x 121.9 cm
    Framed: 65 1/8 x 49 1/8 x 2 1/4 in
    165.4 x 124.8 x 5.7 cm
    Edition of 5 plus 2 artist's proofs
  • Richard Mosse, Inundated forest, Rio Xingu, 2021
    Richard Mosse
    Inundated forest, Rio Xingu, 2021
    Archival pigment print
    40 x 90 in
    101.6 x 228.6 cm
    Edition of 5 plus 2 artist's proofs
  • Richard Mosse, Palm Plantation, 2021
    Richard Mosse
    Palm Plantation, 2021
    Archival pigment print
    63 x 67 in
    160 x 170.2 cm
    Edition of 5 plus 2 artist's proofs
  • Richard Mosse, Submerged Forest, Rondônia, 2020
    Richard Mosse
    Submerged Forest, Rondônia, 2020
    Archival pigment print
    59 x 106 in
    149.9 x 269.2 cm
    Edition of 5 plus 2 artist's proofs
  • Richard Mosse, Acineta superba II, 2019
    Richard Mosse
    Acineta superba II, 2019
    Digital C-print mounted to dibond
    40 x 50 in
    101.6 x 127 cm
    Edition of 5 plus 2 artist's proofs
  • Richard Mosse, Katydid with Nepenthes, 2019
    Richard Mosse
    Katydid with Nepenthes, 2019
    Digital C-print mounted to dibond
    72 x 96 in
    182.9 x 243.8 cm
    Edition of 5 plus 2 artist's proofs
  • Richard Mosse, Camp Gerakini, Malakasa, Eastern Attika, Greece, 2017
    Richard Mosse
    Camp Gerakini, Malakasa, Eastern Attika, Greece, 2017
    Digital C-print on metallic paper
    12 5/8 x 50 in
    32.1 x 127 cm
    Edition of 5 plus 2 artist's proofs
  • Richard Mosse, Piraeus Port Terminal, Athens, Greece, 2017
    Richard Mosse
    Piraeus Port Terminal, Athens, Greece, 2017
    Digital C-print on metallic paper
    27 3/4 x 96 in
    70.5 x 243.8 cm
    Edition of 5 plus 2 artist's proofs
  • Richard Mosse, Souda Camp, Chios Island, Greece, 2017
    Richard Mosse
    Souda Camp, Chios Island, Greece, 2017
    Digital C-print on metallic paper
    50 x 80 in
    127 x 203.2 cm
    Edition of 5 plus 2 artist's proofs
  • Richard Mosse, Grid (Moria), 2016-17
    Richard Mosse
    Grid (Moria), 2016-17
    Sixteen channel HD video
    Screen: 47 3/4 x 27 x 3 1/4 in each
    121.3 x 68.4 x 8.3 cm
    Overall: 191 1/4 x 107 3/4 x 3 1/4 in
    485.8 x 273.7 x 8.3 cm
    Edition of 5 plus 2 artist's proofs (#3/5)
  • Richard Mosse, Incoming, 2014-2017
    Richard Mosse
    Incoming, 2014-2017
    Three channel HD video installation with 7.3 surround sound
    52 minutes
    Edition of 8 plus 2 artist's proofs
  • Richard Mosse, Still from Incoming #99, 2014-2017
    Richard Mosse
    Still from Incoming #99, 2014-2017
    Digital C-print on metallic paper
    12 1/4 x 21 x 1 3/4 in
    31.1 x 53.3 x 4.4 cm
    Edition of 5 plus 2 artist's proofs
  • Richard Mosse, The Prophet, 2012
    Richard Mosse
    The Prophet, 2012
    Digital C-print
    60 x 48 in
    152.4 x 121.9 cm
    Edition of 2 plus 1 artist's proof
  • Richard Mosse, Tower of Song, 2012
    Richard Mosse
    Tower of Song, 2012
    Digital C-print
    40 x 50 in
    101.6 x 127 cm
    Framed: 41 1/2 x 51 1/2 x 2 in
    105.4 x 130.8 x 5.1 cm
    Edition of 5 plus 1 artist's proof
  • Richard Mosse, Man Size, 2011
    Richard Mosse
    Man Size, 2011
    Digital C-print
    40 x 50 in
    101.6 x 127 cm
    Edition of 5 plus 1 artist's proof
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