Stan Douglas's work challenges perceptions of reality through meticulously crafted historical re-enactments, leading viewers to question what is real and what is staged.
In The Enemy of All Mankind, Douglas's photographs draw on John Gay's ballad opera Polly, a pioneering exploration of identity, gender roles, and societal greed.
Douglas reconstructs moments in history with such precision that they blur the lines between truth and fiction, inviting deeper contemplation about our interpretation of past events.
The series stands as a testament to the power of art to refract history and comment on human transactions, echoing the lasting relevancy of Gay's themes.
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