Capitalism Slavery

In Capitalism Slavery Jacobs uses a Victorian stereograph a doublephotograph of slaves picking cotton under the watchful eye of a white overseer as the source for this wrenching silent work Through digital manipulation Jacobs creates a haunting illusion of depth and movement It is as if he has entered the image and reactivated this historical moment he moves among the figures and isolates individuals creating a stuttering pulsing effect that suggests motion even as it animates stasis