Tiny impalpable details are the things that construct identity, especially when they exist in a hostile environment. A gold earring, chosen by its wearer versus a strip of gold brocade, imposed on the wearer by the state, is just one pair in a list of long thoughtful shots, visual comparisons, woven together by Carey Young in her 49-minute video Appearance (2023).
In a video installation and photography, Young extends her interrogation of legal institutions and asks viewers to contemplate what lies beyond surface appearances.
he has denied all the charges. mark lobel reports. lying unconscious in a minsk courtroom. activist stepan latypov moments after reportedly stabbing himself in the neck after addressing the court. translation: he got up and said police - officers told me i would be put in the confinement cell. my relatives and neighbours would be prosecuted under criminal law if i do not confess. then he took something white in his teeth and started literally to cut his throat. everyone started screaming. police officers could not open the defendant s cage for a while, eventually he was rushed to hospital. like many world leaders, austria s chancellor is alarmed at the growing pressure on political prisoners. he spoke to the opposition leader svetla na tsikhanouskaya and promised more action if things
lying unconscious in a minsk courtroom. activist stepan latypov moments after reportedly stabbing himself in the neck after addressing the court. translation: he got up and said police officers told me i would be put in the confinement cell. my relatives and neighbours would be prosecuted under criminal law if i do not confess. then he took something white in his teeth and started literally to cut his throat. everyone started screaming. police officers could not open the defender s cage for a while, eventually was rushed to hospital. like many world leaders, austria s chancellor is alarmed at the growing pressure on political prisoners. he spoke to the opposition leader and promised more action if things did not
lying unconscious in a minsk courtroom. activist stsiapan latypau moments after reportedly stabbing himself in the neck after addressing the court. translation: he got up and said, police officers l told me i would be put in the confinement cell. my relatives and neighbours would be prosecuted under criminal law if i do not confess. then he took something white and started literally to cut his throat, everyone started screaming. police officers could not open the defendant s cage for a while. eventually he was rushed to hospital. as the pressure on political prisoners grows, the prominent opposition leader svetlana tikhonovskaya met austria s leader. he pledged more action if things don t improve. translation: we should be open for further -