Infra.

 

For two years, Richard Mosse documented the ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Using discontinued military infrared surveillance film (Kodak Aerochrome) he was able to capture various spectrums of ultraviolet light, turning green landscapes and military attire in to bright shades of pink. The images Mosse took while oversees have become his photographic series, Infra. Though beautiful, the pictures are unnerving, surreal, and seem almost staged. Entire landscapes appear red, as if washed in blood; soldiers seem oddly infantile when dressed in pink, their guns out of place. Overall the series is unsettling, yet mesmerizing; striking, yet disturbing. I suggest any readers view the entire series at Mosse’s website here. These are very powerful images.