Michael Hanna
New Jersey Shore
Michael Athanasius Hanna (born 1983) is an assemblage artist, writer, photographer, filmmaker, and publisher originally from Jersey City, New Jersey.
MessageCollection: Photographic Assemblage
These 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 text in visual substance as well as assemblage, the unretouched photography serve as advanced forms of direct communication. Each photographic assemblage is printed in a limited edition of one, so they are all one of a kind.
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