Lovely Andrea

If all pictures became current in that they pass by and in doing so are connectable with one another whether elegantly or obscenely through translation or associationhow would it be possible to fasten down a picture Hito Steyerls lighthearted picture translations are about fastening things in an elegantobscene way In Tokyo she is looking for a photo series that she posed for in 1987 as a rope bondage model While making inquiries with experts and authorities in the bondage arts which are mainly marketed online nowadays she found what she was looking for in a magazine archive The cinematic tension is extremely high just now says the translator while Steyerl looks through photos of herself from her days as a film student